Author Archives: Ron Gray

I love to present my teachings to you in stories and parables. Usually that is what I do but today I will instead give you one of Yeshua’s parables to think on. The 13th chapter of Matthew is in my opinion one of the most important and yet unappreciated chapters in the gospels. Yet, thereContinue reading “The Treasure”

      When I was a young man attending Bible college I came to be friends with another young man who was also attending the same school. Let’s call him Jackson. Jackson had recently been discharged from the military and had decided to use some of his education money to attend. He said thatContinue reading “Faith”

Tonight I received an email from a dear friend. He has been my friend since before any of my current troubles started. In the email he expressed his concern for me and his desire that I might start enjoying life again. Hearing from him encouraged me. But, it made me start to think about enjoyingContinue reading “23rd. Psalm”

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”