Prayer, Its Complicated
For many people prayer is a complicated task. There are rules and methods to follow. There are many Christian books explaining how to pray. How to get through to God. Why is your prayer not working. Why do some prayers…
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What Will Bring Peace to Israel
The Christian Bible contains most of the writings in the Tanakh. Christians call this the Old Testament part of our Bible. It is followed by the New Testament which covers Jesus’ ministry as a rabbi living in ancient Israel. Also…
What the Church Needs
I have been conservative most of my life. I don’t always vote for conservatives. I tend to be fiscally conservative but socially more inclined to what Jesus says in Matthew 25:31-46, when God separates the sheep from the goats for…
What God Loves
We start with Jesus’ words which I assume point to the things important to God. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not…
A Delightful Child
My parents were blue collar people. They both graduated from high school and my mother began working as a bookkeeper. My father went into business with his father-in-law running a small trucking company. After my grandfather died, dad took over…
My Transformation
The greatest transformation in my life began when God called me to join the Peace Corps at age 40. Working as a programmer for an insurance company was becoming mundane. So, during work I often searched the internet for alternatives.…
My First Encounter with God
As a two or three year-old, I slept in a room by myself. Early one morning, I lay in bed and saw this amazing light coming through the window. I climbed out of bed and pushed a chair against the…
My Father’s Cancer
Dad, Mom, Theresa, John, before I was born. Dad and Theresa, early in his marriage. Mom, Dad, me, and Russ in the back. On vacation in Gatlinburg. My Father’s Cancer changed my life in many ways. It began 1971, when…
Chapter 6 – A Life of Generosity
The billionaire philanthropist Charles F. Feeney said, “I want the last check I write to bounce.” He made his money in duty free shopping. He began giving money away in 1984 and by 2016 he has given 8 billion to…
Chapter 5 – Compassion
The author tells the story of Sylvie de Toledo. Her sister died of a drug overdose leaving a young son behind. Sylvie’s parents decided to raise their grandson. This was difficult and challenging for the older couple to put their…