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Corinth’s Problems & Church Discipline

What were the main problems in Corinth?   1. Divisions – Contentions based upon ownership of Different Teachers:   “now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, they all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you but that ye be perfect fit together in the … Continue reading »

The Beatitudes – How to Understand Them

Well I’m back.  During the last few months, I have been filling in as pastoral director in charge of chaplaincy at the hospital I work at.  During the last month there have been many deaths and traumas, and supervisory responsibilities which have kept me away from my writing. This assignment should be completed in a … Continue reading »

Wearing Sneakers Without Socks

A poem I wrote some time ago….     Sometimes things aren’t as they seem Others an open book And those times we shake our heads To take a second look On the surface without a clue The crowd still often talks And judge by what they think they smell Wearing sneakers without socks   … Continue reading »

Someone is Watching

As we mingle here on the net, type font and share thoughts, idea’s, someones watching. Who owns the Internet? It began as a small communications network ( Darpa ) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which was a branch of the Pentagon. Obviously its original intent wasn’t to be commercial yet by the early 1990s it … Continue reading »

Which Way Do We Go?

I know this life can be a bit confusing at times. Even after we become a member of God’s family we’re not somehow magically whisked away out of the darkness of this world, on the contrary, now we’re instructed to be a light shining within the darkness, to walk in faith standing against a world … Continue reading »

Destroying the Evidence

So just like on that crime drama on one of many television shows the bad guy is just about to get away with it, but alas the sharp detective in the story finds the evidence in the nick of time. Evidence is a good thing is it not, it’s usually the evidence on which the … Continue reading »

Your Dirty Feet

From John 13th chapter… ..:3  Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, :4 rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. :5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began … Continue reading »

Considering My Worth

Been asking myself a question as of late, it has to do with my effectiveness and impact upon the world around me, or sigh, lack there of. Am I rising to meet the challenge of servitude within the kingdom or am I somehow held back by my self imposed limitations? Admittedly preoccupation with self is … Continue reading »