Author: Wesley

I do my best to follow the path Jesus led and often end up with bruised knees. I love my family, and serve my church while getting outdoors as often as possible. Like the prophets and Apostles I trust God to give me vision.

Make Them One

Scripture: John 17:13-26 13 But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong... Continue Reading →

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Rise Up!

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17 1Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to... Continue Reading →

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We Want to Hate

Over the last few weeks I've seen the CS Lewis quote: “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” frequently. And I was glad that Erika Kirk spoke of forgiving her husband's killer. I genuinely pray she has the resolve to maintain that sentiment because forgiveness... Continue Reading →

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When God Calls

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will... Continue Reading →

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Same Team

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-30 12 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the progress of the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ, 14 and most of the brothers and sisters, having... Continue Reading →

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The Victorious Life

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 19 For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might gain all the more. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to gain Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though... Continue Reading →

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Do they Need to Deceive? part 5

I have been writing a series of posts this year about young earth creationist (YEC) organizations-- particularly Answers in Genesis (AiG) and the deceptive tactics they use. In previous posts (here) I have talked about specific deceptions and a little history of the YEC position.1 My goal in those posts was to provide Christians with... Continue Reading →

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Do They Need to Deceive? part 4

In this ongoing, series I am pointing out how Young Earth Creationist (YEC) groups particularly Answers in Genesis (AiG) use deceptive statements to further their particular views on the Bible, science and Christianity. (Previous posts can be found here). But unlike my other posts where I wrote about specific statements and how they were deceptive,... Continue Reading →

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I’ll Be There

Scripture: Luke 12:35-48 35 “Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; 36 be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he... Continue Reading →

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