Category Archives: Musings from the Manse

1 John 5:14-15 ESV  And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.  (15)  And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we … Continue reading →

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know (emphasis mine) that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:13 ESV) Which do you have: a KNOW SO salvation or … Continue reading →

1 John 5:6-12 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For … Continue reading →

1John 5:4-5 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the … Continue reading →

These are observations I took from the early chapters of the book of Acts when I was thinking about a challenge to deliver one Sunday to my church. I decided to condense them and present them one at a time … Continue reading →

1John 5:1-3 ESV Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, … Continue reading →

It must be a sign of aging. I have been thinking a lot more about mortality and legacy. It’s not that I am entertaining morbid thoughts about dying and the difficulties of old age. But I have been thinking more … Continue reading →

1John 4:13-21 ESV By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the … Continue reading →

Romans 4:19-21 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the … Continue reading →

This coming Sunday on my 59th birthday the church I serve will decide whether or not to continue this relationship and for how long. In many ways it is no different than contract negotiations between an organization and its leader. … Continue reading →