> Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. – Genesis 37:1 (NKJV) In the previous chapter, we learn about Esau as the “father of the Edomites” and how Esau lived in Edom. However, this chapter starts out with the pronouncement of Jacob living in the [...]
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>From Eden to Egypt- Day 43
Posted in brothers, Christian, family, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, religion on March 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Double Life
Posted in acceptance, believers, Bible, Christian, church, denominations, faith, gospel, inspiration, relationships, religion, unity, tagged body, called out, calling, church, fishers of men, gospel, Jesus, salvation, set apart, theology, Word, worship on June 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Double Life” is a poem I created and appears in my first work of poetry called Reflections of a Believer. I was inspired by books like Chuck Colson’s The Body and C.H. Spurgeon’s The Soulwinner. I recently discovered a copy of the Body at a Goodwill while out of town and was led to post [...]
Bridging the Denominational Divide
Posted in America, answers, belief, Bible, brothers, choices, Christian, Christianity, church, denominations, encouragement, gospel, heaven, inspiration, Jesus, leadership, ministry, new nature, outreach, prayer, religion, The Great Commission, unity, works, tagged change, church, community, ministry, theology, work on May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Thank God that the kingdom of God is not divided into areas for big, important people and areas for little, unimportant people. – A.W. Tozer We have come a long way since Jesus ascended into heaven, leaving His disciples to await the coming of the Helper, the Holy Spirit of God. Yet, we seem to [...]
Built Up by the Bay
Posted in accomplishment, action, Bayview, blessed, California, change, Christianity, community, discipleship, evangelize, follow, future, growth, leadership, manhood, prayer, preaching, reflection, religion, salvation, service, stewardship, study, success, support, tagged calling, change, church, faith, help, ministry, outreach, preach, salvation, support on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works. Hebrews 10:24 (NKJV) I learned most of what i know and have come to understand about God, salvation, church, ministry and being a minister of God right by the bay. It has been under Dr. Timothy J. Winters, the pastor [...]
Beyond Silence
Posted in Bible, Christian, commandments, exhortation, glory, inspiration, money, offering, patience, reading, relationships, religion, share, stewardship, teaching, tagged Bible, church, giving, glory, money, offering, sacrifice, support, theology, worship on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Have you ever read Malachi? No, I mean have you really taken the time to read and understand the issues that came up and went down during this last Old Testament book of the Bible? What you see is the people’s frustration with the church officials and the church’s corruption along with the people’s resolution, [...]
Love as a Motivator
Posted in Christian, example, love, religion, sacrifice, salvation on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am motivated by love. The love that the Lord showed through His submission to the Father for the perfect sacrifice that brought about salvation motivates me. It doesn’t take a lot of theological insight or denominational research to see that John 3:16 places a greater emphasis on God’s love than man’s helpless condition. It [...]
Waiting on the Lord
Posted in belief, faith, religion, trust on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wait on the Lord. . .- Psalm 27:14 (KJV) Imagine what it is for those who do not know God. These are those who have nowhere to place their hope. They cannot say that they have placed their patient hope in the true and living God. Such claims are reserved for the righteous, those who [...]
