Paul’s Passion to Preach (1:8-15) Paul expresses his love to the Christians in Rome in four key ways in this passage with four statements. We will examine this text by looking at each one. “I Thank God for You” Paul tended to open with statements of thanks to God for…
Category: On the Way
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Follow Reason
One can talk all day about what God says about Christ in His Word, but one must have a foundational belief in God, the Bible, and Jesus Christ to believe or even care about what He says. These three pillars are the foundation upon which everything about the Christian faith…
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Nothing New Under the Sun INTRODUCTION
This world and its people never change. Yes, the way things look may change, but everything is as it has always been—at its core. Solomon had this to say: That which has been is what will be,That which is done is what will be done,And there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of…
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Hindsight is 2020
What a year! It is clear that COVID-19 has had an effect on my posting this year. Overall, my family and I have been blessed to avoid the virus, but that doesn’t mean that this year has had no impact on us. A lot of things have happened this year,…
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On a Hymn: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Many have sung the beautiful hymn, “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” for many years, not knowing of the longer poem from which it came. Here is an overview of the poem (titled “The Brewing of Soma”) taken from Wikipedia: The storyline is of Vedic priests brewing and drinking Soma in an…
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On a Hymn: God Reigns Over the Nations
Listen to “God Reigns Over the Nations” here: God reigns over the nations;God sits on His holy throne. Psalm 47:8 Daniel 2 records the prophet interpreting a prophetic dream of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, a dream predicting four successive kingdoms. History would record these as the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Grecian, and…
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On a Hymn: Make Me Like the Moon
About six years ago, I wrote a hymn entitled, “Make Me Like the Moon.” In this first “On a Hymn” post, I will talk about a bit of the story and meaning behind this hymn. First, you can listen to a recording of this song from the singers on the…
A Study Through: 1 Thessalonians: Chapter 5
Welcome back once again to our study on 1 Thessalonians. We are now ready for chapter 5. This chapter may not be made up of as many words as some, but it is packed full of information and lessons we can learn. So, it should go without saying that this…
A Study Through: 1 Thessalonians: Chapter 4
Welcome back to our study on 1 Thessalonians! This is the study for chapter 4, so if you haven’t read the first three, be sure to check those out on this site! Here is a reminder of the five steps we are using for this study: Read the chapter through…
A Study Through: 1 Thessalonians: Chapter 3
Welcome back! This is our study of chapter 3, so if you missed 1 or 2, be sure to go back and check those out! Once again, here are the five steps we are using for this study: Read the chapter through Pick a key verse for the chapter Summarize…