ALL WHO WANDER
“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) writer and poet. This phrase reminded me of instructions from Isaac the Syrian (613-700) early Christian […]
November 2025
GOD CONTESTS
There is a strong God Contest story in 1 Kings 18 when King Ahab and Jezebel are confronting Elijah, the prophet of God, with the […]
THE GOOD PERSON
The story of the Good Samaritan is a story of a Good Person. It is someone who is responsive, generous, compassionate, thoughtful, genuine and kind. […]
FINDING COMFORT
In the well-known twenty-third Psalm, we find many lines of comfort, but one specific line in verse 4 says, “Your rod and your staff they […]
BARMEN DECLARATION III
(Note: continued from the last two Journal entries.) “The Barmen Declaration or the Theological Declaration of Barmen 1934 was a document adopted by Christians in Nazi Germany who opposed the German Christian […]
BARMAN DECLARATION II
(Note: continued from Part 1, yesterday’s Journal entry: “On the contrary, the Declaration proclaims that the Church “is solely Christ’s property, and that it lives […]
BARMEN DECLARATION I
“The Barmen Declaration or the Theological Declaration of Barmen 1934 was a document adopted by Christians in Nazi Germany who opposed the German Christian movement. In the view of the delegates to […]
MAKING ANOTHER GOD
How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless.The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame.Who […]