Sheer Neglect
The enemy of our soul must find it very annoying when we are so immersed in the new life, the born again life, the ever-living life, that we overcome sin by sheer neglect. We are…
The Brass Serpent
Depending on which commentator you follow, there may have been as many as three million Jews who left Egypt. Finally, the Israelites were free from slavery. Soon they would move into a land that was…
Are we All the Same to God?
I can remember for most of my life, I thought people that weren’t in our denomination (same religion as ours) were worldly and ungodly people because that’s what we were taught, and I believed what…
Fallen from Grace
“Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; YOU ARE FALLEN FROM GRACE” (Galatians 5:4). I am astonished at the people who continue to try to keep…
Where did it go?
They HATED them. Not disliked. Not resented. Not despised. Hated. In the last week, I traversed some of Switzerland. I saw towering heights and stunning valleys and gorges, snowcapped peaks and green valleys. I also…
Jesus Above All
Colossians 2 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. 5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet…
I Marvel that Jesus Found Me (By: RM)
Dear Joe Keim: I am so blessed with your much-needed ministry! I still marvel that Jesus found me in a very dark setting where salvation was very clearly taught but still the system clung to…
My Story
Imagine a cage. A cage filled with cobwebs and fog. You know there is light…somewhere, but you simply cannot…in spite of all your best efforts to fix it, find the light. You climb and you…
Who Needs to Confess?
There is a lot of confusion amongst professing Christians concerning our need to confess our sins and what it will accomplish. I was taught that it is our confessing of sins to the church that…
Doubting Thomas
The other day I used the phrase “doubting Thomas” and referred to myself as such. I’m not a follower. I trust nothing without researching. I am not saying that is good, that is just who I am. I’ve…