Uninsulated
I have found that nothing speaks to life like death. Whether it is the vast numbers of those deceased during the pandemic; a tragic accident; or the natural process that ends a tenure in the land of...
Alphabricks: Sin
Snap Shot A basic definition of sin: Sin is the transgression (definition—to go beyond imposed limits) of God’s law. “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4 ESV). ...
Alphabricks: Death
Snap Shot Death is an eventuality for all; no one escapes it: “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment” (Hebrews 9:27 ESV). Death is experienced physically, spiritually,...
Leftovers: Unlocking the Apostle Paul’s Life Theme
In his comforting of the young Thessalonian believers concerning the saints who died before the Lord’s return, I saw the theme of the Apostle Paul’s life. It is penned in 1 Thessalonians 4:15, “For this we say...
Preparing For That Day…In Comforting the Bereaved
The Lord’s return was the major tenet of the Apostle’s teaching. After all, it was one of the last things they heard when Jesus ascended to heaven, “They also said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you...
The Biography of You: What’s Going Between Your First and Last Chapter?
“And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,...