Coffee, Code and Candor

Many people are often surprised to hear that some Christians do not celebrate Christmas. Being one who formerly celebrated Christmas (for the first 22 years of my life), I will presently set forth the reasons that I have renounced Christmas for the sake of anyone who cares to know.

I build my case upon the […]

“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God” (Rev 3:14)
This phrase, “the beginning of the creation of God,” we are told by Jehovah’s Witnesses, says that Jesus Christ is the first creature, the first of […]

The Bible is an incredible book. No other book is like it, period. It stands to reason that no other book would or even could be like it, since it has a very unique characteristic, one that no other book has: it is written by God who created the heavens, the earth and […]

2 Chronicles 32
1After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
3He took counsel with his princes […]

This morning I was reading 2 Samuel 12, the chapter wherein Nathan says to David, “Thou art the man.”  David essentially condemns himself, confesses his sin and repents.  The Lord is merciful to him in putting away his sin (v. 14) that he should not himself die.  But the child born to him of Bathsheba […]

I’ve been doing some meditating lately about practical Christian living. I don’t have time at the moment to expose much of my thoughts on this, but I’ve collected some verses that reflect my meditations. This isn’t a full list, but it should convey the general idea.
Hebrews 12:1-2
1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about […]

“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” Psa.25:14
To understand the secret things of the LORD, we must fear him. “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Pro.1:7
“Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall […]

Jeremiah 3:12-15 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the […]

1Co.14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
The Bible teaches clearly that God is not the author of confusion. I am sometimes reminded of this fact by those with whom I have doctrinal discussions. Usually it takes a form along the […]

John 11:37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
Of course Jesus could have prevented Lazarus’ death, but he instead allowed it to happen that God might be glorified (Joh.11:4).  Which is greater, that Jesus heal a […]