I’m pleased to announce the release of the 2nd edition of my first book. This new edition has been reorganized, includes 7 new chapters, and been edited to include new insights/corrections I’ve received since the first edition was released back in 2014. Miscellaneous Ramblings receives a modest commission for each copy sold through Amazon, all of which goes… Read More »
Awhile back, I wrote an article about modern worship and expressed how this era of worship music is by far my favorite of the many I’ve lived through and experienced over the last 70+ years. I’ve felt like the Holy Spirit wanted me to share some of the worship songs which have strongly impacted me of late. This… Read More »
12 years ago, the Town of Prescott Valley (the small Northern Arizona community in which I live), erected an annual memorial to the victims of 9/11 called “Healing Fields.” The memorial covers the entire grounds of our civic center’s plaza. Each flag planted into the lawn represents a victim on that day of infamy. Each flag bears a… Read More »
When I first experienced the New Birth and was being discipled by The Navigators, the vital issue of assurance of salvation was the very first item on their agenda. Why is that? It’s because, if we don’t have this foundational principle down cold, we will never have strong faith and will continually experience spiritual defeat in this life.… Read More »
One dragon constantly rearing its ugly head within the Body of Christ these days is spiritual immaturity. Anyone encountering the abysmal quality of social-media discourse regarding any aspect of Christianity will agree my statement is absolutely true. There, I have both witnessed and experienced some of the most vile abuse ever uttered by those proclaiming themselves to be… Read More »
While my title for this article recalls what has to be one of the funniest scenes in cinematic history — as well as being one of my all-time personal favorites! 🤣 — the actual topic at hand is exceptionally serious. Awhile back, I got suckered into one of those claiming-to-be-Christian social-media-troll feeding-frenzies I described in my article on… Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I binge-watched Season 4 of The Chosen. In general, I tend to thoroughly enjoy this series. I have few, if any, problems with their portrayal of events actually recorded in the Gospels, including its accounts of miraculous healings. On the other hand, I do have a serious problem with Dallas… Read More »
