Lookahead: She was born with a crippling, terminal disease and was days away from death at the age of 11. She was an invalid, bent over like a pretzel with a severe heart deformity—subject to heart attacks at the slightest excitement (e.g., a visit from a beloved relative). Jesus gave her a date, telling her … Continue reading Kingdom Post #4 – Lost Kingdom Opp Part 2

Lookahead: Did the people have selective memory erasure? Or, for that matter, how about OCDC? Did they genuinely forget the torment of slavery that they had suffered when they were satisfying the cravings of the flesh? Or was it merely a matter of focus. Manna was perfect—for all their needs. And yet their focus changed … Continue reading Kingdom Post #3 – Kingdom Opportunity Kicked to the Curb

Lookahead:  Surrendering might be a simple thing for some people, but I was a total control freak back in ye olden days (strenuously trying to maintain control over a life that was ironically out of control).  It took me ten years to fully surrender! During that time, God beautifully woo’d me—and He never gave up … Continue reading Kingdom Post #2 – What The King Had to Say About the Kingdom

Lookahead: Part of my struggle with believing in/appropriating Jesus’ Kingdom Promise involves my inevitable tendency to get into guilt-induced religious works.  For about two years I have been grappling with how I continually rejoice with Paul in the grace of God when there are so many rules and regs in the New Testament.  If you … Continue reading Kingdom Post #1 – Intro

Note: To view the posts in this series, you can use Search Bar at the very bottom. To view all posts chronologically please go to “PRIOR POSTS” Selection on Menu Bar. (“Uncategorized” link gets you vintage posts.) Once you’ve selected a post, if you scroll to the very bottom, you’ll find navigation links to help … Continue reading How-To Series Summary and Conclusion

Lookahead: But once again, I conveniently end this latest How-To Series as 2020 is winding down—at a time during which we honor and worship the One Who came down to earth in response to an unignorably ultimate call—the call to save humanity by becoming its ransom/then being executed—in the most horrifically brutal way that any … Continue reading How-To Post #14 – The Call…And Christmas