GodReflection: Does God Care Specifically About Me? My baseball card collection from the 1950’s Topp’s Chewing Gum Company of New York had them all. The rookie cards…… Read more “I Am His Prized Possession”
Did God Put Me on Earth for This Time and Place?
GodReflection: Does God Care Specifically About Me? Why I am a resident on planet earth is not a question that is high on my list at this…… Read more “Did God Put Me on Earth for This Time and Place?”
Does God Care Specifically About Me?
GodReflection: Does God Care Specifically About Me? Belief in God accompanied my infancy, childhood, teenage and college years. That belief has grown over my walk like the…… Read more “Does God Care Specifically About Me?”
Inherited Faith, My Bible, The Future
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours As I close this series of posts I must revisit my childhood faith. In reflection, just as assuredly as I…… Read more “Inherited Faith, My Bible, The Future”
My Bible Is True—But JESUS IS TRUTH
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours Next week I plan to bring this fourteen-post series to a close. Thanks for reading along with me as I’ve…… Read more “My Bible Is True—But JESUS IS TRUTH”
The Great Interpreter Is God—Not Me
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours I live in a big city. Hidden in the city I miss the reminder of God’s grandeur. We city dwellers…… Read more “The Great Interpreter Is God—Not Me”
My Bible Isn’t About Religion
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours Religion drains me. I am tired of religion. I wish it would go away. We humans tend to create religion.…… Read more “My Bible Isn’t About Religion”
My Bible and Tribal Warfare
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours It is the fault of the German inventor Johannes Gutenberg. In 1440, he invented the printing press with movable metal…… Read more “My Bible and Tribal Warfare”
Does My Gender Affect My Bible?
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours It didn’t take too many steps on God’s planet earth to discover that I didn’t understand the opposite sex. Apparently,…… Read more “Does My Gender Affect My Bible?”
Do My Feelings Cause Me to Read My Bible Differently?
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours When it comes to self-deception we humans are at the top of our game. The “way I feel” fuels the…… Read more “Do My Feelings Cause Me to Read My Bible Differently?”
Is My Bible a Big Deal or Not?
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours It seems everyone has a survey to send out. I go see my doctor and out of the digital sky…… Read more “Is My Bible a Big Deal or Not?”
My Desert Church
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours I am reminded again of my thesis in this series of post. No two people on God’s planet earth read…… Read more “My Desert Church”
Can We All Share the Heart of Our Bible?
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours What is important, the essence or the core flash like lightbulbs in my brain when I hear the well-worn statement:…… Read more “Can We All Share the Heart of Our Bible?”
I Wasn’t Born Into Your Family
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours I just returned from a long-awaited cousins reunion. What a wonderful gathering of diverse people. Nine cousins with their families,…… Read more “I Wasn’t Born Into Your Family”
My Worldview is Unique to Me
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours It’s not uncommon to hear someone express, “I have my own standards”. It seems common place for us human types…… Read more “My Worldview is Unique to Me”
Are Diverse Interpretations Legal?
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours All it takes to discover how differently two people interpret the same Bible is a conversation over a cup of…… Read more “Are Diverse Interpretations Legal?”
You and I Read Our Bible Differently
GodReflection: My Bible Doesn’t Read Like Yours “I didn’t fall off a turnip truck yesterday,” was the way an old elder friend often led into words of wisdom…… Read more “You and I Read Our Bible Differently”
The Secret I Must Share
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret “It’s a girl” or “it’s a boy” is shouted with joy and great excitement to family, friends and strangers. The secret is…… Read more “The Secret I Must Share”
Secret Earth Walk
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret My parents taught me how to navigate the streets of our hometown. Firsts, by repeated routes in our old car or work…… Read more “Secret Earth Walk”
The Secret Body
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret—We are Body “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19) “. . . for we…… Read more “The Secret Body”
I Believe What You Believe
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret on Unity I would sometime joke when asked how to raise funds for a Non-Profit Organization: “It’s easy just begin by telling…… Read more “I Believe What You Believe”
The Secret of Light
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret In the foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains there it was. Desert whirlwinds were a common sight. But this one was different it…… Read more “The Secret of Light”
The Secret to Life
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret He [Christ] was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake (1 Peter…… Read more “The Secret to Life”
Secret Love
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ – Malachi 1:2 I am amazed at…… Read more “Secret Love”
Secret Grace
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret It was the best Christmas ever. I received a secret gift. You will not believe this but in the bottomless sack Santa…… Read more “Secret Grace”
The Secret of a New Father
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians…… Read more “The Secret of a New Father”
The Secret Deliverer
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret He (Christ the Messiah) was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.…… Read more “The Secret Deliverer”
God Kept His Secret For The Exact Right Time
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Thus, Moses pens the first words of Holy Scripture. He begins with…… Read more “God Kept His Secret For The Exact Right Time”
I Have a Secret
GodReflection: God Shares His Secret “I have a secret and I’m not about to tell—la, la, la, la!” Can’t you just see it? A child is about…… Read more “I Have a Secret”
Can I Short-Circuit My Holy DNA?
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA It was probably twenty-plus years ago, I came across a quartz heater with two seventeen inch glowing tubes to warm my…… Read more “Can I Short-Circuit My Holy DNA?”
Freewill Comes From Holy DNA
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial . . . not everything is constructive (1…… Read more “Freewill Comes From Holy DNA”
Am I Wired To Give?
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA For God so loved the world that he gave . . . John 3:16 In the sports world, an audible is…… Read more “Am I Wired To Give?”
Hello—I’m Not God Can I Really Forgive?
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Psalms 86:5 “Father, forgive them, for…… Read more “Hello—I’m Not God Can I Really Forgive?”
Am I Wired To Repent?
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live (Ezekiel 18:32)! My formative…… Read more “Am I Wired To Repent?”
Did I Get Programmed To Worship?
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy…… Read more “Did I Get Programmed To Worship?”
Does God Have Blue Eyes?
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). In my first post in this series I observed that…… Read more “Does God Have Blue Eyes?”
Did God Design Me To Think?
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your…… Read more “Did God Design Me To Think?”
God Made Me with a Homing Instinct
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal…… Read more “God Made Me with a Homing Instinct”
I Inherited God’s Holy Breath
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA It’s rather awesome to entertain the thought that Creator God shared His image with me. I remember the February 1997 worldwide…… Read more “I Inherited God’s Holy Breath”
Eternity In My Genes?
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can…… Read more “Eternity In My Genes?”
Born with Love Aboard
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God…… Read more “Born with Love Aboard”
I Share God’s DNA
GodReflection: News Flash—We Inherited God’s DNA There is no doubt about it. I’m made in the image of my dad. Our family often went to visit when…… Read more “I Share God’s DNA”
Faith Calls For Hard Choices
GodReflection: Faith Certainties Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 For several posts, I’ve attempted…… Read more “Faith Calls For Hard Choices”
By Faith We Wait
GodReflection: Faith Certainties Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 These were all commended for…… Read more “By Faith We Wait”
By Faith We Are Worthy
GodReflection: Faith Certainties Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 The world was not worthy…… Read more “By Faith We Are Worthy”
By Faith We March
God Reflection: Faith Certainties Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what de do not see. Hebrews 11:1 By faith the walls…… Read more “By Faith We March”
By Faith We Are Not Afraid
GodReflection:Faith Certainties Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 By faith he [Moses] left Egypt,…… Read more “By Faith We Are Not Afraid”
By Faith We See the Future
GodReflection: Faith Certainties Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 By faith Moses, when he…… Read more “By Faith We See the Future”
By Faith We Bless and Worship
GodReflection: Faith Certainties Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see (Hebrews 11:1). By faith Jacob, when he…… Read more “By Faith We Bless and Worship”
By Faith We Live
GodReflection: Faith Certainties Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 All these people were still…… Read more “By Faith We Live”
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