Tag Archives: hope

The letter I wish I had received.

Posted on 02/20/2014 by remso

One of the things I am doing to better myself and find a place of normalcy inside my head, is to be involved in a book study with some of the guys from church. There are only three of us … Continue reading →

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It is hard to imagine the despair.

Posted on 02/18/2014 by remso

Having gone to the tomb and finding it empty the ladies are confronted by an angel who tells them to go and tell the disciples, but John did not tell us that. We need to look at Mark’s gospel which … Continue reading →

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Were there any witnesses?

Posted on 02/13/2014 by remso

That’s the kind of question you might ask at a crime scene. Oh man, that just made me think of the safety films we had to watch at the phone company. A company vehicle waits for the train to go … Continue reading →

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And on the third day

Posted on 02/10/2014 by remso

(I will confess that my notes, covering ten verses, are ten pages long. I am not one of those post a day people, my brain does not work that efficiently. And prepping for bible study takes me several days. Because … Continue reading →

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“We have no king but Caesar;” a chilling declaration.

Posted on 01/29/2014 by remso

I have not posted for several weeks. It feels like I have been busy, and I don’t even have a job right now. Since I became co-leader of a bible study I find myself prepping for it even if it … Continue reading →

Posted in Hope, In Christ, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Belief, Bible, Christ, Christianity, Faith, God, Gospel of John, Holy spirit, hope, Jesus, Jews, New American Standard Bible, Pilate, Scripture, thoughts | 1 Comment

Some thoughts as I read through Job 31

Posted on 01/13/2014 by remso

Job 31:1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin? This jumped out at me, always has. Pastor Chuck went off on sexual purity, and I believe that this speaks toward that, … Continue reading →

Posted in In Christ, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Apostle John, celebrate recovery, Christ, Christianity, DNA, First Epistle of John, future, God, hope, Jesus, New American Standard Bible, recovery, Sin, Thought | 4 Comments

Something I said triggered him off.

Posted on 12/31/2013 by remso

Something I said during bible study triggered it off, and although I cannot remember the verse reference he used in rebuttal, the theme went like this: Matthew 7:21-23 NASB “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cult teachings, Deception, In Christ, Prophetic, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Christ, Christ Jesus, Cults, deception, God, Gospel of Matthew, Holy spirit, hope, Jesus, Kingship and kingdom of God, Lord, Matthew, rejection | 4 Comments

Jesus came for one reason

Posted on 12/10/2013 by remso

“My life was not meant to be an example to copy. Being my follower is not trying to ‘be like Jesus’, it means for your independence to be killed. I came to give you life, real life, my life. We … Continue reading →

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Your glory on earth

Posted on 12/07/2013 by remso

“I have shown your glory on earth” John 17:4 GNB I have shown your glory on earth; I have finished the work you gave me to do. The first thing that enters my thinking is what did he do? I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hope, In Christ, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Belief, Bible, Christianity, Epistle to the Philippians, Faith, Farewell Discourse, Father God, future, God, hope, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Scripture, thoughts, word | Leave a comment

Papa, are we there yet?

Posted on 11/25/2013 by remso

In ways they were much like the grand kids on a longer trip, saying, “papa, are we there yet?” But how much do I still sound like this, for sometimes I find myself doing and thinking the same things as … Continue reading →