The song “Auld Lang Syne” originated in Scotland, composed as a light-hearted drinking song. The lyrics celebrate reminiscing with old friends the memories of the past, sharing a drink for good measure. Nostalgia can be an enemy to growth, because…
The history of the ordination of clergy is long and complex, too much to quickly explain and certainly beyond the scope of this blog. If you have been a reader of the King James Version of the Bible, when you…
Most people have heard and/or uttered the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Like so many other sayings, this one has also passed into the working knowledge of handling and viewing life…
In Hebrew numerology the number forty represents a probationary time, or a time of trials. To the Jewish people, this numeral is sacred and means a new age or generation will follow 40 years. In fact, a full-term pregnancy is…
Have you ever been surprised at the number of titles some people in the body of Christ carry? Reverend, Right Reverend, Doctor, Apostle, Prophet, Priest, Father, Bishop, Archbishop, Primate (yes, that is an ecclesiastical title [!]), and so on…It seems…
Not that long ago I wrote a blog about what I called “Jonah Christians,” believers who feel that certain types of people should not be given a second chance even by God Himself, much the way that Jonah felt about…
When you think of a Fisherman, does a rough and rowdy sort come to mind? I used to think of men that cuss like sailors and sing a shanty as they drink. They spend their days casting nets and comparing…
2 Timothy 3:1-5: But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers…
A lot of times, life does not make sense. When a seemingly pointless tragedy happens it can be hard if not impossible to understand. Case in point: In July 2021 I lost an 18-year-old relative to gunfire. Taylor was a…