I have been doing a lot of reading lately about Judean Christians, Messianic Evangelism and the underground churches of Asia. And I have found both wonderful and disturbing things. The approach of the Gospel during the last two hundred years in Asia, Israel and to the Jews in America and Europe have been [...]
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“…May the LORD punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!” Ruth 1:17
(Read: Ruth 1:)
When I first came to Christ, I prayed for instruction on exactly what it meant to live as a Christian and after many days it was revealed to me that the best example of what God [...]
“Ruth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly. ‘Why are you being so kind to me?” she asked, ‘I am only a foreigner.’”Ruth 2:10
(Read Ruth 2)
To see the Gospel of Jesus, we look to the connection of Ruth to Boaz. She is a Moabite, a widow and she dares to enter into [...]
“I will do everything you say,” Ruth replied. Ruth 3:5
(Read Ruth 3)
My perception of the relationship of Naomi and Ruth is much as the evangelist and the proselyte. One who has walked the path and one who seeks to follow in the footsteps in faith. To the Gentiles of the world, this message is [...]
They will call upon My Name, and I will answer them. I will say, “They are My People”; and they will say, The Lord is My God.” Zechariah 13:9
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people and raised up a horn of Salvation for us in the House [...]
The “New Gentiles”
Nov 17
Lately I’ve been reading Isaiah from Chapter 46 through 53 and troubling thoughts have come to me that I would like to share. Thoughts that Western Christianity has become a mockery of God’s design for man and his salvation were brought to my mind. It started with Isaiah 64:5; “To whom will you [...]
Whom do I work for?
Nov 15
(This is posted by my daughter, Sheryl)
Ephesians 6:7 With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men. (NASV)
In this day and age of self-gratification, it seems to be the standard to do as little as possible. If someone works hard and diligently, they are perceived as an anomaly. Why not just [...]
On October 20, 2009, two suicide bombers tried to enter a Muslim school with the intention of killing as many young men and young women as possible. The fact that this school is in Pakistan’s Capital, Islamabad, is not lost in the story. Islamic Terrorists hatred of education and advancement of the mind [...]
“Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.” (Malachi 3:15b) We often wonder why the people and nations that cause the most grief to others seem to do so well. We wonder why those who run corporations that keep outrageous profits suddenly fold up and “run with [...]
The Lamp Unto My Feet!
Oct 29
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. – Psalm 119:105. KJV
How prophetic are these words! I often wonder if the psalmist knew that his words were the foretelling of Jesus and how He is the lamp that gives light to our path into righteousness. I do know [...]