Tag Archives: Jesus

The day started early.


John 20:19 -31; Luke 24 – Part 1 Once again I emphasized my belief that John was writing to Jewish believers. I say this because here he is making the point that it was still the first day. To the … Continue reading

Posted in In Christ, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

What an odd statement.


Originally posted on A Voice in the Wilderness:
(7/21/13) Our usual men’s Sunday morning bible study. The leader opened in prayer, asked if someone wanted to read the passages, which they did. He then turned to the group and said…

Posted in Thoughts on scripture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The letter I wish I had received.


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

Posted in Thoughts on scripture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

It is hard to imagine the despair.


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

Posted in Thoughts on scripture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Were there any witnesses?


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

Posted in Thoughts on scripture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

And on the third day


(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

Posted in Thoughts on scripture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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


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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Some thoughts as I read through Job 31


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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Something I said triggered him off.


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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Initially I made the assumption.


An internet friend of mine told me, upon slogging through one of my posts, that I could have broken it down into at least three posts. Since then I try to be careful to not overburden the reader, but come … Continue reading

Posted in Thoughts on scripture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment