The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. The Golden Rule is a common phrase in America. Children are taught it as a…
Denise
Everything Goes Wrong
There are many strange, weird, and evil experiences that occurred in my life. Experiences I choose not to talk about. I only know one solution that always works for me. That is to say the small simple prayer, “God”. Sometimes…
My Friend Lee
In my high school study-hall sat two military men waiting to talk to teenagers about joining the Army. The draft stopped in 1973. and the Vietnam war was ending. The Army men were Green Berets. They sat casually on tables…
What can we do?
Do you read the news and wonder what is true and what is biased. Does everyone have a solution that never works? Is everyone certain that the fix is this and only this. Whatever this maybe. Does society seem to…
Dealing with Problems
Dealing with anger, hostile debate, hatred towards opposition, disinformation campaigns, and animosity is difficult. It was difficult throughout human history and throughout USA history. Everyone has an opinion, usually an opinion that benefits themselves. Or an opinion they learned in…
Israel and foreigners
In the essay What God Loves, I was considering God’s purpose for creating a world where so many people choose hate and violence over love and compassion. God created this world and all that is in it. He knew before…
Prayer, Simple Enough for a Child
Jesus prayed many times in scripture. He also taught his disciple’s a prayer. Luke 11:1-4 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John…
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…
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…