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How God Judges People

Posted on May 12, 2019 by admin

In the last blog, we talked about the life of the Vietnam War POW James Shively.  In the book about Shively, the author recounts a story from John McCain who was also a POW along with Shively.  At one point, … Continue reading →

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How to Live

Posted on May 5, 2019 by admin

The book about the Vietnam War POW, Jim Shively, contains a tribute from a friend and a former POW cellmate.  This tribute concerns the character of Shively; the fact that even in the North Vietnamese prison he showed those he … Continue reading →

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Our Religious Beliefs

Posted on April 21, 2019 by admin

I was talking to an individual about my blog and book.  Specifically, our conversation was why some people just accept what the main stream religions teach while others need to search out, for themselves, the questions they have about religion. … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Discipleship

Posted on April 7, 2019 by admin

As we have discussed in this blog and in my book, there are many passages in the Bible which requires we do more than just believe in Jesus and his death for our sins in order to be saved.  Unlike … Continue reading →

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I don’t know about your impression of the Old Testament prophets, but to me they seem to be more like John the Baptist who wore a “garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food … Continue reading →

Posted on March 31, 2019 by admin | Leave a comment

Preserving a Political Position

Posted on March 23, 2019 by admin

I have been reading through the Old Testament recently and was struck again by the way God has worked in history.  One example is Naaman who was the commander of the army of the king of Syria.  The Bible tells … Continue reading →

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The Entire Bible

Posted on March 14, 2019 by admin

As I stated in my last blog, we are discussing prayer at the church I attend.  What caught my attention was that there are many verses in the Bible which simply instruct us to pray.  These verses have no preconditions … Continue reading →

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Purpose of Prayer

Posted on March 3, 2019 by admin

In the church that I attend, we have been talking about prayer.  For me, prayer raises a lot of questions such as:  If God is all-knowing, why does he need us to talk to him in prayer?  He knows more … Continue reading →

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Differences

Posted on February 17, 2019 by admin

Ri Le runs a very successful restaurant business and I have been a patron at his restaurant many times.  In a recent newspaper article about him, Ri Le states one of the most important moments in his life occurred 25 … Continue reading →

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North Korea Christians

Posted on February 12, 2019 by admin

The Christians in North Korea face a most difficult situation.  They face prison, torture, and even death for their faith.  Conditions are so severe that:  “Most of North Korea’s Christians do not engage in the extremely dangerous work of proselytizing. … Continue reading →

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