Dear Judan, Grace, Joanna, James, and the rest of my future grandchildren, "but godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Tim 6:6 Contentment is the antidote to envy. Envy is a pernicious sin as it makes the sinner never satisfied with what God has given them. They move from the envy of one thing to... Continue Reading →
Persevere, stay close to Jesus
"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel agains their parents and have them put to death." Mark 13:12,13 This is a frightening verse. How bad would the situation be for a brother to betray a brother, for a father to betray is son, or children to betray their... Continue Reading →
Truth and Love are Inseparable
Mark 12:28-34 This passage is fascinating to me for a couple of reasons. First, this is one of the few passages in the Gospels where a Jewish leader is commended by Jesus. The teacher of the law had heard Jesus' previous debate with both the Pharisees and the Sadducees. The teacher was impressed with Jesus'... Continue Reading →
Intelligence without Truth is Arrogant Stupidity
In Mark 12:18-27 some Sadducees try to trick Jesus by giving him a puzzle which they think proves their point that there is no resurrection. The puzzle states that a woman marries several men, each of whom dies before she legally marries the next one. The Sadducees ask whose husband she will be in heaven.... Continue Reading →
Learned Obedience
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, Hebrews 5:8 tells us that Jesus learned obedience through what he suffered. This verse confused me for many years. I knew that Jesus was sinless and thus obeyed God every time in all circumstances. So I wondered how could Jesus learn obedience if he never obeyed? I just assumed,... Continue Reading →
Reconstructed Faith
Over the last few years I’ve noticed a trend among people using the word, “deconstruction” to describe their eventual abandonment of orthodox Christian doctrine. Their story usually involves encountering something in their lives which causes them to doubt the truth, or at least the relevancy of Christian teaching. This is then followed up by more... Continue Reading →
A Grandpa's Musings 