I thought of President Lincoln this morning over coffee and scriptures.  I pondered about how much the Bible played a role in shaping him, both during childhood and his final difficult years. READ MORE.

Very rarely will we ever come to know someone so intimately that they would reveal their innermost darkest secrets with us.  When it does happen, they tell us about how they were hurt as a child in some way. READ MORE.

Martial metaphors abound in the scriptures of truth. Words of war describe the spiritual battles that Christians must face in order to grow. The Spirit of truth paints scenes of our struggles in figures of speech. Those who think literally often fall on the battlefield, without sufficient armor and implements of this war. READ MORE.

The commandment, “Thou shalt not kill,” really should read, “Thou shalt not murder.”  “Murder” denotes malice aforethought, a deliberately selfish act in taking a life. READ MORE.

The first principles of Christ’s teachings is the milk of the word of God. But that does not mean that its precepts are not ground-breaking and earth shattering. And heart-rending, too. READ MORE.

What determines me having a good day or a bad day?  What controls my actions and  feelings on any given day?  It’s the thoughts of my mind. READ MORE.  

This economic disaster must be seen through the spiritual lens of the Scriptures. “The love of money is the root of all evil,” said the apostle Paul. It has always been about loving money for the evil one and his breed. To wit, the “thirty pieces of silver,” the “taking of the widows’ houses,” the…

A fellow Christian asked me one time, “Why don’t people believe me when I share the sacred names of God with them?” I related to them that first of all, this walk that we have been called to is a lonely pilgrimage.  I have found that for the vast majority of people on the planet, their basic spiritual need…

[Please don’t rush through this. “Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.” Slow down and savor the secrets of the Word. Matthew 13:11, 35] READ MORE.

Chapter 28 to the book Yah Is Savior: The Road to Immortality We may not realize it yet, but we are blessed, for we have seen that our old self needs to go.  Many try to redirect or re-channel its activities.  Sometimes we try to clean it up, but He wants it to die.  READ MORE.