Category Archives: Musings from the Manse

Time…It’s the stuff of life. It is the only truly non-renewable resource. We can spend a lifetime trying to learn to manage it, and feel, in the end, that we have lost control of it. There are many who want … Continue reading →

We often hear about the atheists, agnostics, and other antagonists of the gospel ripping away at its truthfulness. They make it seem that anyone who would choose to believe such malarkey are imbeciles, idiots, deceived or ignorant. This is a … Continue reading →

I have been following the articles published by Christianity Today for some time and found the ones on the Westboro Baptist Church and pastor Fred Phelps very enlightening. I came across the article (find the link below) about his son … Continue reading →

1 John 4:11-12 NIV Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete … Continue reading →

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of … Continue reading →

Now I am not implying that I have special access to CIA files or Presidential Counsel. I am not scouring the country trying to gather the latest secrets behind political maneuvering, congressional decisions, or military proposals. I am simply declaring … Continue reading →

1 Chronicles 12:32 HCSB From the Issacharites, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their relatives under their command. Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: As I was thinking about the tremendous need … Continue reading →

1 John 4:1-3 ESV Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has … Continue reading →

1 John 3:21-24 ESV  21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; 22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, … Continue reading →

1 John 3:19-24 ESV  By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Dear Fellowship of … Continue reading →