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NOT!  Don’t be fooled by the title of this blog, there are those out there in the blogosphere and other places in the social media world and in way too many churches who feel it’s their God-given calling to criticize the work of the Lord that genuine brothers and sisters are doing, for the Lord. Continue reading “The Ministry of Criticism”

Lately I have been pondering what my life might have been like if I had known what I know now, only back then, when I was a kid, or young adult.  This is typical with folks who are less satisfied with their lives in the present, realizing that there are fewer days ahead than areContinue reading “Past Goals”

We have just crossed over into a new year, another year, a year that is filled with as much uncertainty as it is expectations.  This sounds like the bite intro to the 50’s TV show The Twilight Zone, it certainly feels like it. We have been shielded from what’s really going on in the worldContinue reading “The Next 100 Days”

While most Christians don’t celebrate Hanukkah per say, most of us know that this celebration is mentioned in John 10:22 as the Feast of Dedication and it is prophetic in nature.  The meaning of the word Hanukkah is translated ‘inaugurate, dedicate, consecrate, and the Feast of Dedication. (Strong’s Hebrew: 2598 = Hanukkah).  This celebration commemoratesContinue reading “Happy Hanukkah”

The entire letter of 2nd Corinthians was Paul’s expression of thankfulness to the Corinthian believers; at least the majority of them, for their faithfulness to the Lord and the ministry at large in Corinth.  In 1st Corinthians Paul addressed the false teachers who were attempting to sway some of the believers. These false teachers wereContinue reading “Our Heavenly & Eternal Reward”

Welcome to the 100th blog of encouragemen.blog. Thanks for being a faithful reader and follower of God’s Word.  We’re almost home.  I once heard someone say that the reason we are here on earth in this life has more to do with knowing God and making Him known to others; to know God and toContinue reading “To Love and Be Loved”

I was pondering all of the stuff that is currently going on in the world today and I came to the conclusion that what we are seeing now is nothing less than the beginning of the ‘end of days’ being played out right before our eyes; right before the Rapture of the Church.  Jesus givesContinue reading “Convergence!”

Why Am I a School Bus Driver? It took a lot to get me here, in the Kansas City area that is.  I was a Lead Pastor for 25 years for crying out loud, and before that a staff pastor in two great churches for 7 years prior.  Before that I was in college, studyingContinue reading “Why Am I a School Bus Driver?”

In this blog I should like to talk about an often overlooked, but very important discipline in the Christian faith, the discipline of forgiveness.  This close to the Rapture I would hate to think that there are a few good folks out there who are looking for Jesus to take them home to heaven, butContinue reading “The Forgiveness Discipline”

So Jesus is talking with His disciples, the setting is the last supper after Judas left to prepare for Christ’ betrayal and arrest.  The entire conversation is recorded in John 14, again, after Judas left the room.  The main reason for this had more to do with what Jesus was saying and the audience HeContinue reading “Stop Worrying & Start Rejoicing!”