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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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Your Father Hears You
A friend shared this wonderful quote on Facebook which I thought to give another reading here. Life is too often a struggle for no more reason than not trusting our heavenly Father to meet our needs in Christ. By his blood of the cross Christ has secured all of heavens blessedness for us. “In Him 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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For Sasha / Sonya Sargent Hitchens
Dear Sasha….this will be my open reply to your blog. I write it here to share with others too. (You can read Sasha’s blog here.} Christmas blessings, again. Thank you for the mention in your blog today. I am thankful to have met you too. We share in spirit if not in all our interests. 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
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A Christian Thinks Of Christmas
“What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice….— Philippians 1:18 Traditions, ceremonies, and rituals of any type have motivations and effects far beyond what many of us think about today. They are intertwined in the nature of Continue reading
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Another Christmas Reading (audio only)
Here is another Bible reading, on my podcast, on the birth of Christ in the books of Luke, Matthew, and the Book of Revelation. Why these three will be apparent in the reading. I hope this finds you blessed in Christ for the holidays and the celebration of his birth. https://anchor.fm/jan-mckenzie/episodes/The-birth-of-Christ-reading-and-reflection-e1sh38k 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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