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Sandusky: Does Christ Forgive Him?

Young man: “Does Christ forgive Sandusky?” Old man: “Christ will give Sandusky forgiveness — if Sandusky will give himself to Christ.”

Who is Jesus? Hints and Clues – John 1:51

“Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.” Jesus Christ, John 1:51 How Jesus Loved People: What a seemingly random comment Jesus makes here. Just before,… Read More

Feelings

Jesus is worthy to receive honor and glory and praise, whether I feel like it or not. He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise. (Deuteronomy 10:21 NLT) He is worthy. Relationship with… Read More

Come back to God

We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” 2 Corinthians 5:20 “Idol worship is building your life and meaning on anything, even a very good thing, more than on God. Whatever we build our life on… Read More

Blessed are they that hear the word of God -Luke 11:28

One of us is the person who’s most blessed by this blog. My hope is that person is you. But while my prayer is for this blog to play at least some small part in your developing a… Read More

Ephesians 5:15-16 Redeeming the time

I was scrounging around the house yesterday, looking for a highlighter when I came across this old 2 3/4″ x 4″ calendar booklet I used in 1990. I looked through some of my appointments and as I did… Read More

Love Like Jesus — For One of the Least: Matthew 25:40

…the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. Luke… Read More

Genesis 18:16-33 For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it

(Read Genesis 18:16-33) In the first part of Genesis 18 the Lord and His two angelic messengers from heaven tended to the first part of their business, that of blessing Abraham and Sarah. Here in the second part… Read More

Genesis 18:1-8 The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day

Read Genesis 18:1-8 At the end of Genesis chapter 17 we saw Abraham and all the males of his household circumcised. Circumcision in the Old Testament is a picture of the circumcision spoken of in Colossians 2:11: Your… Read More

Genesis 17 Part Two: I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you

Read Genesis 17 Yes, I know, we’re still in Genesis chapter 17, but it’s so rich that I can’t resist sharing more from this chapter. Two weeks ago we talked about how Abram, the friend of God, didn’t… Read More

Genesis 17 Part One: I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you

Read Genesis 17 My nephew Kody and his friend Eric, who he served with in Iraq, stayed with us for a few days this week. During their stay I marveled at how close they are to each other…. Read More

Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him Genesis 17:1 Andy Olson is a man’s man. He’s an Oregon State Representative now but in 2001 he was an Oregon State Police Lieutenant. At 6’3″ tall… Read More