Author Archives: Ron Gray

When I was a very young man I worked for a small local fuel delivery service. I drove a tank truck and carried fuel oil and kerosene to peoples homes and diesel fuel to farms. Let’s call the owners Mr. and Mrs. Tinley. They had bought the business probably twenty years or more earlier andContinue reading “Truth”

If you read my last post called forgiveness you probably already know where this is going. As anticipated my wife and I are in the process of divorcing. I wish it wasn’t so but, it is. We went to marriage counseling but somehow we couldn’t seem to find common ground on which to rebuild. SometimesContinue reading “Enough”

“The one who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne”. Revelation 3:21 It has been a while since I wrote to you. My life has taken an unforeseen detour that has caused me to have to stopContinue reading “Forgiveness”

 This is a study I am doing on the word גֵּר, H1731. (Gur) Translated Sojourner.  Sojourner” is the frequent translation of the Hebrew term gēr (Hebrew gēr [גר]; plural gērīm [גרים]). This Hebrew term and its translation convey the basic idea that a person (or group) is residing, either temporarily or permanently, in a communityContinue reading “Sojourners”

Those of you that have read my previous blog entries have probably noticed a theme. I base all of my principals on the words of Jesus. I mostly quote the gospels, Peter, James and John. I think Jesus Words can speak for themselves and are the perfect and complete guide to our salvation. I alsoContinue reading “Paul”

Calculus, branch of mathematics concerned with the calculation of instantaneous rates of change (differential calculus) and the summation of infinitely many small factors to  determine some whole integral calculus . Two mathematicians, Isaac Newton of England and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz of Germany, share credit for having independently developed the calculus in the 17th century. CalculusContinue reading “schooling”

The regulations of the hospital require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. A student nurse, found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn’t need any help to leave the hospital. After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let herContinue reading “Rules”

My dad was a jailer in our county’s sheriff’s department for a number of years. I officiated at his funeral and gave the eulogy. I will never forget the massive number of people in attendance and how many of them that came to me later and told me what a great influence he had beenContinue reading “The Jailer”

It seems there was once an evangelist who decided to buy himself a bus and take his message on the road. He equipped it with loudspeakers and painted it with religious images and inspiring passages of scripture. He bought a big tent and some folding chairs, hired a small choir and off they went. OneContinue reading “The Bus”

I was reading something a friend of mine wrote the other day and it reminded me of this story. A lady (we will call her Alice) went to a covered dish event at her church. She brought a cake to share. Another older lady brought a very similar cake. Towards the end of the mealContinue reading “The cake”