Many years ago my brother gave me a model car kit. I must have been about nine years old. My brother was about eighteen years old as he was nine years older than I. The model car was extremely detailed and it seemed that every part of a real car was represented in that kit.Continue reading “Instructions”
Author Archives: Ron
Teaching
I passed by a church a few weeks ago and on the sign out front it said something like “Bishop John Doe Apostle and Pastor Defender of the Apostolic faith”. I couldn’t help but chuckle a bit at the pretentious title this man gave himself. I’m sure he is probably a nice and sincere fellowContinue reading “Teaching”
Additions
James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. This verse scares me. I think about it a lot. I don’t want to be judged any more strictly than I otherwise would have. Still, I feel compelled toContinue reading “Additions”
A Warning
A warning The poet Charles Bukowski once said “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence”. I was reading a little in the book of Luke tonight and came across a passage that stood out to me and it reminded meContinue reading “A Warning”
Old Time Religion
A while back I wrote a blog post about a Rev. Hatfield . I described his character pretty well. So, I recommend you read or reread that one first before reading this one. It will give you more context on who he was. Today I remembered another encounter I had with him that I wantContinue reading “Old Time Religion”
Shifting sands
I tried to look up how many christian denominations there are. The best estimate that I could find puts it at about forty five thousand. It is a best estimate because more groups are coming into existence practically every day. A few groups die out every year so, the number is constantly in flux. IContinue reading “Shifting sands”
Gospel
When I walked down the aisle of the Baptist Church many years ago to “accept Jesus”, I had high hopes. I thought I was about to enter into my soul’s salvation. I expected to be taught great and wondrous things. I expected to have a personal relationship with The Almighty. After all, that was whatContinue reading “Gospel”
Covenant
A covenant is an agreement between two or more parties. It is essentially a contract. Covenants bind the parties to fulfill certain terms. They can be positive, such as when they say something like “if you will do this then I will do that”. Or negative such as when they say ‘if you do thisContinue reading “Covenant”
SIN
I wrote an earlier blog called “Mr. Oscar” about a friends grandfather. In it I shared with you how Mr Oscar used Paul’s statement about men having long hair being shameful, to accuse me of the sin of having (slightly longish) hair. I grew up in a small town that was full of religious folks.Continue reading “SIN”
The Battle
Someone once said “be kind for every one you meet is fighting a hard battle” I am fighting a hard battle. I suspect if you admit it you are too. There are people fighting addiction every where you look. For some it is an addiction to drugs. To others it is an addiction to powerContinue reading “The Battle”
Christianity from a Jesus Words only perspective 