If you attended Sunday School as a child you are most likely familiar with the story of Gideon and how, with just 300 men, he routed and destroyed an army of over 100,000 soldiers.......I say all that so that I can talk about the Red Tide we were all expecting and hoping for in this recent election. We’ve all been praying for a political change..........

And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Revelation 20:10

It’s been on my heart lately to address the topic of healing.  Far too many of us Christians struggle with sicknesses, diseases, and maladies of all sorts and we need the touch of our Lord to make it right.  The Bible, that book that contains the word of God where He reveals His heart to us, has a lot to say on that topic, and, for my own sake, I feel I need to once again get a good picture of how God views our earthly struggles with sickness and disease.  So, I guess my purpose for this series is to settle some things, at least a little, in my own mind and heart.  I’m i

I know a young couple who, a few years ago, lived in a housing co-op, full of duplexes, that was located in a rather pleasant spot on the edge of a mid-sized town.  They have since moved on, but they shared with us how, before they moved, there was a changeover taking place amongst the other residents of the co-op.  A number of new families had moved in and these new residents seemed to be quite unfriendly, even hostile, towards them.  Their children, in similar fashion, treated this couple’s seven-year-old badly out on the playground.  Besides being unfriendly, most of

Author's Note:  We moved to Butte, Montana in 2007 with the dual purpose of caring for Ruth's elderly mother, and planting a church.  That church plant was eventually unsuccessful, but through that process, the light still managed to shine and dispel the darkness of that city.  When we first started taking concrete steps towards establishing the church, we expected that God would be bringing others to us who would grasp the vision and join us in the work.  Butte is/was very dark, in a spiritual sense, and I knew that anyone joining us would need help as

I suppose that when most people pull up an article titled How to Study the Bible, they are expecting instruction on lots of methods and techniques.  This series wasn’t like that.  To be sure, I did suggest that my readers try out a few methods like just reading it without worrying about how deep you are going with your understanding.  The understanding will come, but sometimes quantity is better than quality.  I also suggested repeatedly speed-reading a chosen section, thus giving the Holy Spirit a chance, through repetition, to open up the truths contained in His word.&

When the Apostle Paul was talking to the intellectual VIP’s in Athens, he told them that “...in Him (speaking of God) we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28)”  What a super-profound statement.  Everything we do, everything we say, everything we think is in Him......

......The key to this battle we all fight is contained in that last phrase above:  Spend time with Him.  Let’s start with this question:  Why do I study the Bible?  Take a moment......

So, how did your Bible-speed-read time go?  Is it pulling you deeper into the word and is the Spirit using it to speak truth to your soul?  Honestly, it probably is too soon for me to ask that question as that method needs to be used long-term for quite a while before it really becomes effective.  It’s okay to save the speed-read technique for later, but if you’ve tried it, share some of your thoughts in the comments below.  I’d like to know how it has been working for you.

Today’s post covers two topics.  First, is an informative lesson on how Bible grammar works.  I’m keeping it short.  After all, no one likes boring grammar lessons, right?  Actually, I think you’ll find it interesting and it will change, in small ways, the way you read the Bible.  Second, I introduce a new method/technique you can use as you go deeper into the word of God.  

Bible Grammar Explained