Taking up your cross is the choice that keeps on shelling out. That’s why Jesus encouraged His disciples to do it. But I think too many of us are deceiving ourselves about what it really takes to lay… Read More
No man is fit to rule over another, right? Perhaps that depends on who you ask. While the Framers of the Constitution of the United States were adamantly opposed to the traditional notion of an individual sovereign, they did… Read More
A wise man learns more than how to express humility when accepting a gift. He also learns that any gift given is done so for profit in some form, and that expectation is often anticipated by the giver…. Read More
The Lord’s Revelation to His apostle John is translated into plain English. But can the untrained disciple really understand the allegorical references to the events preceding Jesus Christ’s return? Should he try to read it without some level… Read More
It certainly sounds like something I should have. And, at the time of Jesus Christ’s earthly ministry, it was the most highly sought after state of existence. It was the ultimate ambition of every man, woman and child of… Read More
It was one of my favorite movies as a kid. But, having had the opportunity to watch the motion picture The Ten Commandments numerous times again over the years, and after verifying certain parts of the Bible with it, I’ve come… Read More
There are unintended consequences to the conduct of passive men. Today’s culture often champions this absence of virility in the human male temperament, even going so far as to venerate a man who’s willing to humble himself in… Read More
The myth of human immortality is nothing new. The Bible contains an account of the creation of the first man and woman, and the ancient Book of Genesis describes the Lord’s directive to His created man and what… Read More
Belonging is crucial to a man’s self-estimation. I’m living proof of that. For years I bounced myself and my family around from one congregation to another with the expectation of finding a better one. Joining a “church” was… Read More
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Posted: January 19, 2016 by cjournalme
Getting the Most Out of In
The preposition “in” is a term we don’t often give much thought. And the semantic range of the Greek word ἐν [meaning in, on or among] was extensive in the minds of the apostolic authors of the First… Read More