Category Archives: Bible

Eyes Attuned

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

If your eyes are attuned, when you travel around France and Spain there are numerous signs indicating the Camino to Santiago. They are on walls, paths and buildings.  They are a silent indication that you are on one of the many … Continue reading →

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A Scary Bible Verse

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Train a child in the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 Why is this verse scary? It suggests that the influence that parents have on their children has … Continue reading →

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A Trove of Memories

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Yesterday I reflected on the importance of local museums to keep the culture and history of an area alive. Some countries, such as Sweden, do this very well. Spiritually this is important too. In the OT in Joshua Chapter 4 … Continue reading →

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A Criminal’s Amazing Insight

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the Jews. One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “ Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal … Continue reading →

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The Origin of Prophecy

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A Photo on Sunday

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Random Verses versus the Redemption Story

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

The Moravians, who had a profound and positive effect upon John Wesley, had a practice whereby they opened the Bible at random and pointed to a verse to seek guidance from God. Also recently I heard of a small box … Continue reading →

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Soli Deo gloria

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

“Glory to God alone” The person who exhibited this idea best, in my view, was Johann Sebastian Bach. At the end of many pieces of his music he composed he would append this phrase. His music had been empowered by the Creator and all … Continue reading →

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Sola Gratia

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

What better text to highlight “Grace Alone” than Ephesians 2:1-10. As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of … Continue reading →

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Sola Fide

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Here are some texts that remind us of the importance of “Faith Alone”. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.  For in … Continue reading →

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