Category Archives: Thoughts

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Lightening, voices, and thunder – edited part 1. Revelation 11:18 through.

Posted on 02/11/2018 by remso

I believe what we see here in Revelation 11:18 is the end of all things, but on what do I base that assessment? “And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be … Continue reading →

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But before faith came. Galatians 3:23

Posted on 02/07/2018 by remso

Sorry, if this trip through Galatians is becoming tedious, but imagine that moment when a new reader drops in and has no idea of what we are talking. It happens. We are working our way through Paul’s letter to the … Continue reading →

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With the concept of a mediator in place, we continue. Galatians 3:20-21

Posted on 01/30/2018 by remso

When we last saw our hero Paul – I am just kidding because it has been weeks since I stepped away from my commentary on Galatians. Like most of Paul’s letters, this letter to the followers in Galatia is an … Continue reading →