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2020-02-26 to 28 Pictures: Charleston, South Carolina

One of the few upsides of having to cancel our Spring Break trip last March at the onset of the pandemic is that we are "stuck" with a rather large voucher from one of those discount airlines. Last autumn, Tricia and I spent a weekend in Savannah, Georgia and had a...

A John 3:16 Craft for Kids

John 3:16 is one of the most well known and reassuring verses in the Bible. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.John 3:16 (NIV) The following is a little craft I threw...

2020-03-01 Pictures: Lyndsey’s College Signing Day

This afternoon Lyndsey made it official, signing her letter of intent to play college basketball for the Hiram College Terriers starting next year. While she made the decision and committed to Hiram before Christmas, she has been looking forward to this day since her...

2020-02-13 Pictures: Lyndsey’s 18th Birthday

I am little behind on posting photos. These are some of my favorites from a couple of weekends ago when we got a chance to celebrate Lyndsey's 18th birthday. It's hard to believe that my little girl is officially an adult. It was nice to have the family all back...

What is DOCTRINE?

Introduction I love working with kids, and I love teaching them hard concepts in ways they can understand. To that end, for years I have been working on a dictionary of theological terms for kids and teens. In sharing those definitions, there seemed no better place to...

If You Want It Done Right

In all likelihood, you know how the phrase ends: If you want it done right, DO IT YOURSELF! This is a bit of a mantra for me, and frankly, something that I struggle with daily both in leadership and in my Christian walk.  In theory, this is easy to accept. ...

What Does God Hate?

This is the little and humble post that started it all. I happened to be reading through my Bible, and this passage impacted me so much that I posted a little blurb about it on Facebook. That was July 28, 2008, and I've been writing and sharing ever since. (Maybe...

Monday Morning Prophecy

cross-pictureEvery Monday, we look at one of the hunderd of Old Testament prophecies of the coming Messiah that were fulfilled in the life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.  It was the prophecies in the Bible, and specifically the prophecies of the coming Messiah, that convinced me that I could trust the Bible and forced me to examine the claims contained therein.  These are the articles published thus far in this series:

  1. Monday Morning Prophecy #1 – Jesus would be betrayed by a friend [04/20/2009]
  2. Monday Morning Prophecy #2 – The Price of Betrayal [04/27/2009]
  3. Monday Morning Prophecy #3 – The use of the betrayal money [05/04/2009]
  4. Monday Morning Prophecy #4 – The fate of the betrayer [05/11/2009]
  5. Monday Morning Prophecy #5 – The office of the betrayer [05/18/2009]
  6. Monday Morning Prophecy #6 – Called from the Womb [05/25/2009]
  7. Monday Morning Prophecy #7 – The Timing of the Messiah’s Birth [06/01/2009]
  8. Monday Morning Prophecy #8 – Born of a Virgin [06/08/2009]
  9. Monday Morning Prophecy #9 – The Messiah’s Place of Birth [06/15/2009]
  10. Monday Morning Prophecy #10 – He Would Be Called Immanuel (God With Us) [06/22/2009]
  11. Monday Morning Prophecy #11 – Angels Would Praise Him [06/29/2009]
  12. Monday Morning Prophecy #12 – Shepherds Would Worship Him [07/06/2009]
  13. Monday Morning Prophecy #13 – Herod Would Kill the Children [07/13/2009]
  14. Monday Morning Prophecy #14 – He Would Be Presented With Gifts [07/27/2009]
  15. Monday Morning Prophecy #15 – The Messiah Would Be Wise From Childhood [08/03/2009]
  16. Monday Morning Prophecy #16 – Born from the Seed of a Woman [08/10/2009]
  17. Monday Morning Prophecy #17 – The Messiah Would Come From the Lineage of Abraham [08/17/2009]
  18. Monday Morning Prophecy #18 – The Messiah Would Come From the Lineage of Isaac [08/24/2009]
  19. Monday Morning Prophecy #19 – The Messiah Would Come From the Lineage of Jacob [08/31/2009]
  20. Monday Morning Prophecy #20 – The Messiah Would Come From the Lineage of Judah [09/07/2009]
  21. Monday Morning Prophecy #21 – The Messiah Would Come From the Lineage of Jesse [09/14/2009]
  22. Monday Morning Prophecy #22 – The Messiah Would Come From the Lineage of David [09/28/2009]
  23. Monday Morning Prophecy #23 – The Messiah Would Come From the Lineage of Zerubbabel [10/26/2009]
  24. Monday Morning Prophecy #24 – The Messiah Would Calm the Seas [11/02/2009]
  25. Monday Morning Prophecy #25 – The Messiah Would Heal The Blind [11/09/2009]
  26. Monday Morning Prophecy #26 – The Messiah Would Heal the Deaf [11/16/2009]
  27. Monday Morning Prophecy #27 – The Messiah Would Heal the Mute [11/23/2009]
  28. Monday Morning Prophecy #28 – The Messiah Would Heal the Lame [05/03/2010]
  29. Monday Morning Prophecy #29 – Children Would Praise Him [05/24/2010]
  30. Monday Morning Prophecy #30 – The Messiah Would Dwell Amongst His People [05/31/2010]
  31. Monday Morning Prophecy #31 – The Messiah Would Come Incarnate as a Man [06/07/2010]
  32. Monday Morning Prophecy #32 – Many Would Conspire to Kill the Messiah [06/14/2010]
  33. Monday Morning Prophecy #33 – The Messiah Would be Rejected by Family [06/28/2010]
  34. Monday Morning Prophecy #34 – The Messiah Would Be Rejected by His Own [07/05/2010]
  35. Monday Morning Prophecy #35 – The Messiah Would be Rejected by The Jews [07/12/2010]
  36. Monday Morning Prophecy #36 – The Messiah Would be Revealed to People Not Seeking Him [07/26/2010]
  37. Monday Morning Prophecy #37 – The Messiah Would Teach in Parables [08/02/2010]
  38. Monday Morning Prophecy #38 – The Temple Would Become A Den of Robbers [08/09/2010]
  39. Monday Morning Prophecy #39 – The Messiah Would Be Consumed with Zeal for the Temple [08/16/2010]
  40. Monday Morning Prophecy #40 – The Messiah Would Bring Israel back to God [08/23/2010]
  41. Monday Morning Prophecy #41 – The Messiah Would be Called Lord [08/30/2010]
  42. Monday Morning Prophecy #42 – The Messiah Would Come in the Name of the Lord [09/06/2010]
  43. Monday Morning Prophecy #43 – The Messiah Would Come to Zion as Redeemer [09/13/2010]
  44. Monday Morning Prophecy #44 – The Messiah Would be the Cornerstone [09/20/2010]
  45. Monday Morning Prophecy #45 – The Messiah Would Be a Stone of Stumbling to Many [09/27/2010]
  46. Monday Morning Prophecy #46 – The Messiah Would Be the Firstborn Son of God [10/11/2010]
  47. Monday Morning Prophecy #47 – The Messiah Would be God’s Servant and Messenger [10/18/2010]
  48. Monday Morning Prophecy #48 – The Messiah Would Be an Intercessor Between His People and God [10/25/2010]
  49. Monday Morning Prophecy #49 – The Messiah Would Fulfill the Role of Judge [11/01/2010]
  50. Monday Morning Prophecy #50 – The Messiah Would Fulfill the Role of Prophet [11/08/2010]
  51. Monday Morning Prophecy #51 – The Messiah Would Fulfill the Role of Priest [11/18/2010]
  52. Monday Morning Prophecy #52 – The Messiah Would Fulfill the Role of King [11/22/2010]
  53. Monday Morning Prophecy #53 – The Messiah Would Justify Many [11/29/2010]
  54. Monday Morning Prophecy #54 – The Messiah Would Bring Light to the Gentiles [12/06/2010]
  55. Monday Morning Prophecy #55 – The Messiah Would Bring a New Covenant [12/13/2010] 
  56. Monday Morning Prophecy #56 – The Messiah Would Pray for his Enemies [12/20/2010]
  57. Monday Morning Prophecy #57 – The Messiah Would Preach the Good News of God [12/27/2010]
  58. Monday Morning Prophecy #58 – The Messiah Would Bring Peace [01/03/2011]
  59. Monday Morning Prophecy #59 – The Messiah Would Be a Sacrificial Lamb [01/10/2011]
  60. Monday Morning Prophecy #60 – The Messiah Would Bring Salvation [01/17/2011]
  61. Monday Morning Prophecy #61 – The Messiah Would be a Shepherd to his people [01/24/2011]
  62. Monday Morning Prophecy #62 – The Messiah Would Be Called the Son of God [01/31/2011]
  63. Monday Morning Prophecy #63 – The Messiah Would Have Complete Authority [02/07/2011]
  64. Monday Morning Prophecy #64 – The Messiah Would Desire to Do God’s Will [02/14/2011]
  65. Monday Morning Prophecy #65 – The Messiah Would Not Judge Based On Outward Things [02/21/2011]
  66. Monday Morning Prophecy #66 – The Messiah Is Eternal [05/02/2012]
  67. Monday Morning Prophecy #67 – The Messiah Would Be Compassionate and Gentle [05/07/2012]