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My new video… For those who suffer and are afraid
Thus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed,Whom I have taken by the right hand,To subdue nations before himAnd to loose the loins of kings;To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth;I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut Continue reading
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Easter: What does it really mean?
Why is it that the Bible does not give us a day to celebrate the resurrection of Christ? There is no command to celebrate or to set aside such a day. There is no historical precedent for it in the New Testament writings after the resurrection of Christ. You have to go beyond the New Continue reading
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The Dry Trees of Easter
Before the Resurrection was His humiliating death on the cross at the urging of “his own”. “Crucify, crucify”, they shouted to Pilate, yet a few wept at the cruel sight of His humiliation. “And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him. But Jesus turning Continue reading
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Trauma, Sexual Abuse, and Recovery: Jesus On The dignity of Children
The teaching of Jesus regarding the dignity and honor shown to children was in radical contrast to the Greco-Roman attitudes of the day and even different than what the Jewish culture had become. For children, abuse, neglect, and infanticide was common place. This was even more so for females. I’ll explain more about that in Continue reading
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Christ Our Mediator, Christ Our Righteousness
“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus…” 1 Timothy 2:5 “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 I’ve been spending the better part of my Sabbath today in the Book of Romans, reading, praying, and Continue reading
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The Fellowship of His Sufferings
From today’s Facebook post which I thought I would share here as well. It was just a brief word on the fellowship of Christ’s sufferings, and I mean very brief. The subject is inexhaustible. It is a subject we seldom explore because we run from suffering, especially anything that includes humiliation and it’s associated pain. Continue reading
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60 second reading…Matthew 1.18-23
I do a few of these YouTube shorts for several reasons. One, to get the Word out in a medium that isn’t always expecting it, for a different demographic than my age suggests. Though of course, on YouTube and tick tock there are many Christian voices. Some I agree with and some I don’t, (there Continue reading
About Me
A Christian, thinking, vlogging, and writing online. I live elsewhere as well. I follow the theology of the cross in the faith and practice of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Formerly a pastor in Europe and America, now living semi-retired in Kentucky (U.S.), driving for the Amish and in-home carer.
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