A wonderful aspect of Godâs creation is the human mind. Certainly man has a physical brain like animals, but the exceptionalism is in the fact that God has given man an additional spirit that animals do not have. This spiritual component empowers the brain to provide wisdom, knowledge and understanding of the physical environment in which man exists. In other words, an intellect -- the capacity for rational or intelligent thought. While this allows man to achieve unbelievable things, it also … [Read more...] about Establishing Thoughts
Mankind
An End Time Indicator
In Matthew 24:12, the context of a statement by Christ is the time indicating Christâs coming and the end of the age. There are two points that immediately stand out with this statement. First, we can know as a fact that lawlessness will increase. Second, love will grow cold as a result. We can easily acknowledge the first by observation of the world around us. That lawlessness is increasing is an absolute fact. Lawlessness is defined as, âillegality, that is, violation of law or … [Read more...] about An End Time Indicator
2024 Relationship Challenges
Due to the natural proclivity of the human mind to focus inward on self, relationships in âthe worldâ are deteriorating. Nations are turning inward as are the communities that form a nation. We see the emergence of what is being called âIdentity Politicsâ and the âNew Tribalism.â This is a form of polarization which has as its underpinning an emphasis on self. This should not surprise us as we know the god of this world is a self-promoter. At the personal level, our present cancel culture is … [Read more...] about 2024 Relationship Challenges
God’s Thoughts on World Conflicts
The conflicts that we see in the world continue to increase. There are conflicts in a number of places in the world today, more than most of us realize. We probably know of the conflict in the area of Israel and Palestine along with the war in Ukraine, but there are many others that we donât know or hear about. Perhaps we seldom hear of these conflicts because they arenât impactful enough to warrant any airtime from the news media. The United Nations, however, in its latest press release are … [Read more...] about God’s Thoughts on World Conflicts
Conquering Frustration
An author named Jackson Brown wrote, âYou can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these four things: a rainy holiday, lost luggage, a busy store, and tangled Christmas lights. I would definitely add traffic to this list of annoyances. But you probably get that feeling, almost like nails across the chalkboard whenever this list of annoyances is mentioned. Have you ever been frustrated? Of course we all have. Our frustrations are usually caused by small annoyances that eat away at us. … [Read more...] about Conquering Frustration
Are Acts of Violence God’s Judgement?
Judgement is a subject that raises many issues among Godâs people because, on the one hand, we are to make judgements and on the other hand, we are not to judge. Sometimes itâs a struggle to get the balance between those two. But God has given humanity the ability to make sound and reasonable decisions, to evaluate and to form conclusions. The apostle Paul states this: âDare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the … [Read more...] about Are Acts of Violence God’s Judgement?
While It is Still Today
Sometimes I muse about what it would be like if we were no longer subject to time as we are now. Scripture says: âBut, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one dayâ (2 Peter 3:8). This gives us a glimpse into how differently God views time than we do. The Bible Knowledge Commentary states the following concerning this verse: ââGod counts time differently than does man. . . . People see time against time; … [Read more...] about While It is Still Today