"Ephesians 6:10-18"

"... A couple days ago, I was thinking about and talking to the Lord about what defenses we have against the spirits of this world, and what weapons we have. How do we “fight”? And so, I thought about that place in the Bible that talks about the sword of the Spirit – wow, isn’t that the truth! If we could just learn how to really use that weapon! Staying full of the Spirit is the only way to even know what spirits we are fighting against in particular situations...." (READ MORE)

"Blood VS. Spirit"

"... A while back, I did a little study on the "blood of Christ" to see if it was the same as the "Spirit of Christ". I thought it might be interesting to have on here. Since I typed this out back in March, I've found other things that connect the two, but I can't remember what they were!! ...." (READ MORE)

"Purchasing the Standard"

"... have been thinking a lot lately (well, most all the time, really) about all that I've had to go through recently and about all the arguments against the truth, especially the issue of when a person is born again. One thought that I had was that ultimately, the only way we ever know what is right or wrong about God is by Him letting us know what is right or wrong. And the way that He communicates to us in this new covenant is by His Spirit, so if you don't feel the Spirit inside of you saying "Amen" to a doctrine, then it is simply wrong -- no matter what it is, or who says it's right, or how many people agree with it, or what the implications of it are, or how long you've believed it. That is as complicated as it should ever get for anyone who is truly after God. ...." (READ MORE)

"Four Kinds of People"

"... My last entry started off being this entry, but then it took a different direction. :) But, as I said in the last one, I have been thinking a lot about the issue of the New Birth. And yesterday, as I was thinking about the arguments I've heard recently against it being evidenced by speaking in tongues, I realized something. Something very logically sound and very good to me! I'm going to try to explain it the best that I can....." (READ MORE)

"Always Something New"

"...I was at the gym tonight and, although I had my headphones on listening to a good CD, I was watching all of the people walking around in the gym. I kept thinking in the back of my mind about how miserable everyone looked or seemed to be. Some of them were very out of shape and miserable because of it, and some of them were very much in shape and, although they strutted around proud of their bodies, I saw their misery too, because they were trapped in the reputation they had built up around themselves. Near the end of my time in the gym, I was lost in thought and my eyes wandered over to one of the TV screens when this commercial came on for some new "comedy" movie that is soon to come out..." (READ MORE)

    Parents stress to the children
    the importance of making their lives
    valuable to others.