Category: Kingdom Living

A few of weeks ago I left you with the question, “What do you think John the Baptist witnessed that his testimony would be credible and reliable? To witness is to experience an action, an event as it happened.  We know there are variations of experience through sight, through sound, and most definitely through relationship.   What did John the Baptist see that would qualify him as a witness?  We know he saw the dove come down from heaven and rest on Jesus at His baptism.  However, John was already proclaiming the coming Messiah long before this time. What did John…

Have you seen the Netflix account of “The Chicago Seven”?  As I watched this movie based on real events, this kangaroo-type of court proceedings where the testimony from a material witness was disallowed and the judge was handing out charges of contempt like Halloween candy, my mind wandered to Scripture.  Specifically, who qualifies our testimony.  A Study of John the Baptist John 1:19 says, “Now this was John’s testimony…” and John 1:32 states that “John gave this testimony…” Who qualified John’s testimony?  Who was John the Baptist that he would have a valid testimony?  John was a wild-looking man who…

Last week I asked the question, “What is it about Heaven that appeals to us?”  This week is a similar type of question designed to lead you, the reader, into a place of serious, contemplative reflection. If you have been around Church and/or Church Groups for any period of time, you will hear the term, “Church Family”.  Perhaps you wondered what “Church Family” is and the thought of being part of something that sounds so incredibly fantastic keeps you coming back, even decades later, looking to find this “all-elusive” treasure What is “Church Family”, where do they live and what…

Six chapters into Genesis (approx. 2304 BC) we read how man became so wicked, so despicable that every inclination and thought was evil and evil only.  It was so horrendous that God, Himself, decided to wipe the slate clean and start again.  Wiping man completely out of history was never the plan.  He chose to build on the success of man, the remnant that remained.  Out of the entire world’s population only one man found favor in the eyes of the Lord.  Only one man did right, no matter what, and his family benefited from his righteousness.  This one man…

This old adage, “Red sky in morning, sailor take warning, red sky at night, sailor’s delight,” is a tale as old as time.  Jesus, Himself, referred to this when the keepers of the law asked for a sign from Heaven.  Look at His full response. He told them, “You have a saying that goes, ‘Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.’ You find it easy enough to forecast the weather – why can’t you read the signs of the times? Matthew 16:1-3 MSG Image by Bessi from Pixabay At first glance this looks like…