The Subordination of Understanding
We’ve been trying to get a bible study group going for 2025. We’d been at it for months. We thought it would be a great way to reach out to our neighbors; my wife had even started some early recruiting of those whom I never thought would be interested. Then two couples, one from our neighborhood and the other from our previous small group, expressed interest. We got together to outline a plan. We agreed to pray about it for the month of December. And then all hell broke loose.
Healing
On my mind lately has been the subject of healing. Not in the sense I might have pursued in my medical-scientist days, but in the context of the healing only God can bring; I think that is much more important! But, can miracles be done? Are miracles seen today in the twenty-first century? Let me share with you some insights from the first three fourths of this year (2024). They may surprise you!
The One
For an apostate culture, it is interesting to me that many of our popular movies are about heroes that rise to the occasion, suffer in the process, and ultimately save the day. You may remember a recent trilogy, The Matrix, in which Neo, The One, was long awaited and destined to save the remnant of unplugged humanity from extermination by The Machines. I wonder if the denizens of Hollywood knew that the plot was stolen right out of the pages of the Bible. Could that be?
Multiply
This is the longest essay I’ve written so far, almost 4,000 words. I wish I could have been more concise, but I failed. If you want, you can read it in four sections: Introduction, Diversion, Back on Track, and Conclusion. If you are feeling studious and have had your coffee, you obviously can push on through. Of course you can always read it again in sections 😉😇 We were studying the book Multiply by Francis Chan and Mark Beuving, which is about disciples making disciples…