Marking the Subtle Red Flags
A young boy isn’t normally to be able to appreciate the warning signs of hazardous situations. That’s why I lost control of the tractor and drove through the block foundation as Dad looked on. I didn’t know that… Read More
The Relevance of a Servant’s Heart.
It’s obvious that King David of Israel possessed a deep desire for intimacy with his Lord based on what he wrote. And after reading his Psalms over many times, I couldn’t help but notice there were some notable consistencies in… Read More
Bridging the Gap of Fear.
Oh, how I used to dread the down time. I hated waiting. And it’s no wonder. Waiting breeds apprehension by opening the floodgates of the imagination, and apprehension is a block bully roaming the neighborhood of mental inventions…. Read More
‘Sciple up and Ride!
It all used to be fairly straightforward for me. A real man was accountable to no one—except to God, of course. And I considered myself a God-fearing man, since I instinctively understood that I’d eventually have to answer… Read More
Everybody’s Got One?
I’m hardwired with a need to understand things. So, I had to figure out what this word meant that I’d heard people throwing around for over sixty years. It shouldn’t have been a big deal, I guess. If you… Read More
Dead or Alive?…Safe in Christ!
While I’ve always understood this passage to be taken in the context of hope and encouragement, I was often confused as to what that hope actually was. “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about… Read More
Common Threads are Common
Every job has its share of rote, redundant tasks. But patterns save time, especially when volume production is involved. And noticing patterns is equally productive as well. It always pays off, whether I’m building or reading. Not only… Read More
You Are What You Eat
“I don’t have the time…” When a friend suggested to me that I begin to memorize and recite a selected verse of Scripture every week, this was my spontaneous mental response. I couldn’t think of anything else to say. I was being forced out of my comfort… Read More
Inductive Study? Sounds Like a Plan.
I’ve never been a reader. I hated it. In grade school, my twin brother was always in the first reading group. I was lucky if I was in the second. While I did graduate from college, studying was… Read More
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Last Updated: November 27, 2025 by cjournalme
Different fruit, Same Good News.
Trying to identify the differences between two closely related principles can be confusing. If a correct definition of either isn’t identified, any contrast between the two can be blurred. This could create an illusion of similarity rather than… Read More