We all live with some kind of hope. We hope it won‘t be too hot today. We hope we will get a raise. We hope our candidate will win the election this fall. We hope to shoot par on at least one hole. But what is hope? [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Last Word on Life
Posted in 1 Peter 1:3-12, Assurance, Grace, Heaven, Hope, Life, Mercy on August 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A Place MUCH Better than My Last Post
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christian Perfection, Heaven, Hell, Holy Spirit, Perfect, Revelation 2:1-26 on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Heaven — The mention of the word probably brings as many images to our mind as last weeks topic, hell. Again, pop culture may have influenced us more regarding heaven than the Bible.
Maybe you don’t even think much about heaven. Maybe you are busy enough in your everyday life with your countless activities such [...]
A Place MUCH Better than My Last Post
Posted in Christian Perfection, Heaven, Hell, Holy Spirit, Perfect, Revelation 2:1-26 on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Heaven — The mention of the word probably brings as many images to our mind as last weeks topic, hell. Again, pop culture may have influenced us more regarding heaven than the Bible.
Maybe you don’t even think much about heaven. Maybe you are busy enough in your everyday life with your countless activities such [...]
H – E – Double hockey sticks
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Heaven, Hell, Matthew 7:13-23 on August 5, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’ve been told to go there. People make jokes about it. It has been depicted many different ways in film or on TV. Some folks have chosen to just ignore it. Some would tell you that it doesn’t even really exist.
What is it?
Hell.
And many times we never even give it [...]
H – E – Double hockey sticks
Posted in Heaven, Hell, Matthew 7:13-23 on August 5, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’ve been told to go there. People make jokes about it. It has been depicted many different ways in film or on TV. Some folks have chosen to just ignore it. Some would tell you that it doesn’t even really exist.
What is it?
Hell.
And many times we never even give it [...]
In His grip — And oh that smell . . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Colossians 2:6-10, Grip, John 10:22-30, Permanent, Smell on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I hated Saturday mornings when I was very young. That was the morning my mom went to the beauty shop and dragged me along. And I will never forget the smell of a beauty shop. It was the smell of women getting permanents.
Getting a permanent (a.k.a. “perm“) done to your hair might be one of [...]
Believing and Receiving — Presto Change-o
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1 John 1:1-10, Believe, Receive on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Belief. Now, there is a word that we use with relative ease but we exercise with caution. True belief will be followed by some kind of action related to that belief. You can say that you believe a boat can safely transport you from shore to shore, but your belief is merely speculation until you [...]
In His grip — And oh that smell . . .
Posted in Colossians 2:6-10, Grip, John 10:22-30, Permanent, Smell on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I hated Saturday mornings when I was very young. That was the morning my mom went to the beauty shop and dragged me along. And I will never forget the smell of a beauty shop. It was the smell of women getting permanents.
Getting a permanent (a.k.a. “perm“) done to your hair might be one of [...]
Believing and Receiving — Presto Change-o
Posted in 1 John 1:1-10, Believe, Receive on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Belief. Now, there is a word that we use with relative ease but we exercise with caution. True belief will be followed by some kind of action related to that belief. You can say that you believe a boat can safely transport you from shore to shore, but your belief is merely speculation until you [...]
Heaven’s “Whoever” Policy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Heaven, Luke 16:19-31, Whoever on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whoever in the Bible is a pretty all-inclusive term. In other words, no one has to be left out. The worst sinner, the vilest offender, the most despicable character, and the most hard-hearted person are all included in the potentiality wrapped up in that whoever statement. I am also included in the whoever statements. The [...]
