Question: Are We Healed by Jesus Stripes?

A reader asks: In Isaiah we read that ‘by His stripes we are healed’ – what does this statement mean? Does it refer to the physical healing or the spiritual healing? – – – – – – – – – –...

The Basic Christian Life: Ears and Hands – Part 5

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) James 1:22 – But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (NKJV) A basic part of the Christian life involves ears and hands. Ears hear, hands do.  Hear nothing, or the wrong thing,...

Adult Kids – Ultimatums & Consequences… Time to Grow Up

[Note: wow, it’s been almost two weeks since I’ve posted on any of my blogs. That is the longest stretch I’ve gone without writing in probably 6-8 years. Not sure why. Not sure if it was even noticed. Wasn’t planned. Just needed a break I...

What About Drinking?

I’ve answered several variations of this question in the past so I’ve taken excerpts from several answers to give a kind of overall response: What We Do Know For Sure First let’s declare what we do know. It is always wrong and sinful to get drunk,...