Author Archives: remso

Rahab – a character study. Part of the Dispelling Myths series. Chapter two.

Posted on 03/20/2018 by remso

What is it that makes us decide to trust and believe, not just God, but people? Everything we do as followers of Christ is wrapped around faith, the essence of trust and belief. However, there is added disincentive in the … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, false teaching, gentiles, God's character, grace, Hope, Jesus, Jews, Mercy, Rahab, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Belief, blood of Christ, Faith, family, Father, hiding, hope, in laws, Israel, Jericho, Joshua, judgment, Mercy, Rahab, scarlet cord, spies | Leave a comment

Rahab – a character study. Part of the Dispelling myths series. Chapter one.

Posted on 03/16/2018 by remso

I am not so sure there are myths involved, as it is more a case of suppositions. My interest in Rahab started long ago, as I heard the stories, but rarely ever read the story for myself. If you follow my … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, false teaching, gentiles, God's character, healing, Jews, Joshua, Mercy, Prophetic, Rahab, recovery, redemption, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Belief, Bible, false teaching, God's word, Harlot, hope, Israel, Jericho, Joshua, lies, prophecy, Rahab, redemption, Scripture, spies, study, whore | Leave a comment

Dispelling some Myths – Jonah. Chapter four.

Posted on 03/11/2018 by remso

When we last saw Jonah, he had walked through the town of Nineveh, a three-day journey, as he proclaimed “forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” The result of God’s proclamation, the entire town, and the Assyrian king cover themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, Dispelling myths, false teaching, gentiles, God's character, grace, Hearing God, Hope, Jews, Jonah, Jonah, judgment, Mercy, Prophetic, recovery, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Assyrians, Belief, Bible, big fish, Dagon, false teaching, fish god, God's word, Holy spirit, Israel, Jews, judgment, Mercy, Nineveh, Old Testament, prophecy, prophet, Scripture | Leave a comment

Dispelling some Myths – Jonah. Chapter three.

Posted on 03/07/2018 by remso

When I was a child watching cartoons on the television, there was a character named Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties. Every week he would get caught up in some suspense with the bad guys, and end up hanging off a … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, Dispelling myths, false teaching, gentiles, God's character, Hearing God, Jews, Jonah, judgment, Mercy, Prophetic, recovery | Tagged ashes, Assyrians, belly of a fish, character of God, consolation, Dagon, fasting, God relented, Mercy, Nineveh, oracle, overthrown, pity, Prophet Jonah, Repentance, sackcloth | 6 Comments

Dispelling myths – Jonah. Chapter two.

Posted on 03/03/2018 by remso

As chapter one in the book of Jonah comes to a close, it separates verse 17 under the heading; A Great Fish Swallows Jonah. If you read my last post on Jonah, I talked about the impracticality of Jonah surviving … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, Dispelling myths, false teaching, God's character, Hearing God, Hope, Jesus, Jews, Jonah, Jonah, judgment, Mercy, Prophetic, recovery, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Belief, bigot, fish, God, Holy spirit, hope, Jews, judgment, Mercy, Nineveh, Prayer, prophecy, Prophet Jonah, redemption, Scripture, sea monster, sign | 1 Comment

Jonah – Dispelling some myths. Chapter one.

Posted on 03/01/2018 by remso

Recently Jonah was used as an example in a talk someone was giving. The speaker noted the mercy of God for He preserved Jonah alive in that fish for three days. This example is just one of the vast derivations … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, Dispelling myths, God's character, grace, Hearing God, Hope, hypocrisy, Jews, Jonah, judgment, Mercy, Prophetic, strongholds, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Assyrians, death, Egypt, escape, God, Israelites, Jews, Jonah, judgment, Mercy, Moses, Nineveh, prophet, prophetic, running, Scripture, storms, suicide, waves | 7 Comments

Maybe God is trying to tell us something? A prophetic word from 2007.

Posted on 02/20/2018 by remso

On September 9, 2007, I sat down to write in my journal. It is something that I did sporadically. I often wish I journaled on a regular basis because looking back shows me things that: are still important, and, how … Continue reading →

Posted in End times, fixing, Hearing God, Hope, hypocrisy, Jesus, Prophetic | Tagged Belief, disruption, environment, God's word, hearing God's voice, Holy spirit, Ken and Barbie, last days, prophecy, prophetic word | Leave a comment

Hebrews 12:2 The act of fixing my eyes on Jesus. An edited repost.

Posted on 02/20/2018 by remso

This idea of fixing my eyes on Jesus will not let go of me. Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, … Continue reading →

Posted in author, bible study, comfort, finisher, fixing, Hebrews, Jesus, looking, Peace, Thoughts | Tagged author, Christian, eyes, Faith, finisher, fixing, freely bestowed, God, Hebrews, inner man, Jesus, looking, made known, on Jesus, renewed, spirit | 1 Comment

David and Goliath – Dispelling some myths.

Posted on 02/18/2018 by remso

We all have versions of the David and Goliath story in our heads. In our men’s group, we are reading Max Lucado’s book Overcoming your Giants. In the first chapter the author talks in odd descriptives about a young David, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Samuel, bible study, David, David and Goliath, Dispelling myths, false teaching, Goliath, Hearing God, Hope, King Saul, Philistines, strongholds, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged 1 Samuel, a sling, David, deception, false teaching, giants, God's word, Goliath, head and shoulders, Israel, King Saul, Old Testament, Philistines, Samuel, Scripture, thoughts | 1 Comment

Lightning, voices, and thunder – edited part two of two. Revelation 11:19

Posted on 02/15/2018 by remso

Jesus, the Messiah that came as a lamb and offered himself up as our sacrifice, told us that in this world we would have tribulation as an ongoing aspect of our lives. While discomforts come in many forms, such as … Continue reading →