What makes the difference ?
The letter ‘R’.
And what does ‘R’ stand for ?
A Relationship with Jesus.
And what does Jesus do ?
Jesus changes greeting the new day from “moaning” to “good morning”.
MOANING to MORNING
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FULL MOON AGAIN
February 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment
78,000 times the moon has gone through its phases with untouched, unwavering precision, just like the very first full moon “In the beginning [when] God created the heavens (sun, moon, stars) and the earth” (including us, to look at the heavenly bodies).
“When I consider the heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—what is man that You are mindful of him, . . .?”
That is another verse where we do well to read the whole chapter, Psalm 8.
NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES – – – IN THE BIBLE ?
February 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment
alternate title –
TEMPORARY HEAVEN – – – BIBLICAL ?
There is a plethora of Near Death Experience reports now—more than before.
Why so ?
This world is ripe for spiritual answers and personal spiritual experiences—both Biblical and other.
Lots of attention to NDE’s today–
— Books
— Interviews
— Prominent name endorsements
— Wave, momentum, to accept, to go along with
— Pushbacks quickly set aside *
The testimonies that are written and shared are–
Cheerful.
Uplifting.
Encouraging.
Feel good.
Based on enthusiasm over positive stories of experiences.
Authentication by people with claims of ‘real’ Christianity.
When focus on stories overshadows focus on what’s in the Bible, be aware if your faith starts to lean more on what people say and less on what God has said.
Do not let any of your time and thought spent on others’ Near Death Experiences lead you to spend less time in your Bible.
THAT IS A TANGIBLE, PRACTICAL TEST FOR YOUR OWN WALK ON “THE NARROW ROAD”.
Focus on the Family (7-28-25) closed with reference to “these faith-building” books of Near Death Experience stories.
They don’t build my faith, because I don’t see a connection to the Bible, a precedent in Scripture.
Most people will get caught up in the thrill of realistic stories of heaven, without ever considering if they square with Scripture.
In fact, many stories may indeed be real, but discernment calls into question their source.
Human nature wants to add something to the Bible, for some new excitement.
I was listening throughout the program for the initially promised Bible base to all the testimonies . . . ?
I didn’t hear it.
Minimal, weak Bible references.
More assumptions to truth, validity, than Biblical authentication.
Question—Do we believe the Bible has everything we need for truth and Godliness. ?
*Typical response if you question ‘NDE’s’ ?–
“Are you doubting their faith ?”
(If they say they love Jesus, then what they say about heaven must be true.)
MAKE IT EASIER
February 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Americans have become accustomed to lots of things being easy.
We have come to expect things becoming easier.
This is so much the case that many believe we deserve easy, and easier.
The American dream has become synonymous with rights to happiness more than “the pursuit of happiness.”
This turns into thinking somebody (some thing) owes us something we didn’t earn.
Even our spiritual perspective is affected—God, make my life easier, fix my problem, make me comfortable.
MAKING IT EASIER =
MAKING US WEAKER
Even our military is affected—today,
we’re counting on power, precision, and performance of weapons and technology, and brave people operating them, to defeat bad guys once again.
The sacrifice of all Americans in past wars is not considered by most Americans now, because we are insulated from such hard denial of our personal comfort.
We must be very thankful for our mighty armed forces, and our leadership to use it wisely and decisively.
Pray for all those involved, and for the effective function of all weapons.
For our country, read HARD IS NOT THE EXCEPTION on this site.
Spiritually, please read GREATEST CHALLENGE on this site.
WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON ?
February 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment
(Reverse approach—not listing the three things first, with the question, “What do they have in common ?”)
SIN
-1- Sin takes you more places than you intended to go.
-2- Sin keeps you places longer than you intended to stay.
-3- Sin costs you more than you intended to pay.
PHONE (ETC.)
-1- ‘Phone’ takes you more places than you intended to go, faster and faster and faster, before you realize it happens, without your intent or consent.
-2- ‘Phone’ keeps you longer than you intended to stay, and you waste more time, over and over and over, and you don’t notice until it is too late.
-3- ‘Phone’ costs you more than you intended to pay—in lost time, productivity, guilt, relationships, idleness – to – idolatry, control.
SHOPPING
I thought of this analogy while grocery shopping.
-1- The thousands of choices in American grocery stores (and others) is unnatural, unhealthy, and pushes you to consider more than you intended.
-2- The grocery trip always takes longer than you intended (true for me).
-3- More than you intended to pay ?
You tell the cashier, “I can’t believe I spent this much.”
Your bank account says, “I can’t believe you spent this much.”
GREATEST CHALLENGE
February 19, 2026 By Leave a Comment
What is the greatest challenge in telling Americans about Jesus ?
Failure to explain that following Jesus will be hard.
Most other places in the world, suffering for Jesus is understood.
This is a given, often from the day you become a Christian.
The price quickly goes off the charts for many.
What does it cost to be a Christian in America ?
Check our history—
- Was it a challenge to Build America on the Bible-Yes (B A B-Y) ?
- Was it a challenge to Make America Great with God (M A G G) ?
- Was it hard work ?
- Was there opposition ?
- Was there spiritual perseverance ?
- Did it all pay off ?
+Y E S ! - Results—Blessings—Prosperity ! ! !
- Unintended Consequences—
Curses—Comfortable Christianity X X X
Others paid a high price to gain our freedom.
Others still pay a high price to keep our freedom.
What price do we pay to keep our freedom ?
What about our spiritual freedom ?
We have lived with religious freedom
— treasured priority from the start
— paid with high price from the start
What about our spiritual freedom ?
— Without spiritual freedom, we would never have religious freedom.
— treasured priority from the start
— paid with high price from the start
What is the price, the cost, of our spiritual freedom ?
Who pays for it ?
NO ONE ELSE CAN PAY THE PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOM IN CHRIST.
What does it cost to be a Christian in America ?
— Not enough now.
— Not as much as it will soon.
Jesus said,
“If anyone decides to come after Me, he must, he will
[ONE]—deny himself
[TWO]—take up his cross
And,
[THREE]—follow Me.”
Just what does it mean to follow Jesus ?
It’s not complicated to answer the question.
It’s another thing altogether to do it.
Not many get it.
Not many live it.
Jesus said so.
“Strait (limited access) is the gate (to enter life), and narrow the way (to live it), . . .”
And then Jesus added this ‘disclaimer’ to the challenging life He offers and calls us to follow,
” . . . and there are few that find it.”
So, what are the challenges that make following Jesus hard ?
Jesus said,
“I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation (that is, serious, heavy trouble). But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
“You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.”
“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before you.”
“Woe (beware) to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.”
“Strengthen the souls of the believers, and encourage them to continue in the faith—remember,
We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”
Again,
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
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Americans, welcome to real Christianity—real following Jesus.
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NOBODY ELSE CAN PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR FREEDOM IN CHRIST.
NOAH PREACHED
February 16, 2026 By Leave a Comment
What message did Noah preach for a century while he was building the ark ?
“TURN AROUND—DON’T DROWN !”
FRANK TUREK WITH KIRK CAMERON
February 15, 2026 By Leave a Comment
I listened to the entire program (2-8-26), with this response:
Can we have any influence whatsoever on hell
— by thinking and considering another view (other than what is clear in the Bible)
— by meeting with a few intellectual theologians
— by listening to debate with courtesy and respect
— as though we might settle on new doctrine that the Bible settled when God wrote it ?
The Bible ends up on a par with theologians (past or present) and church ‘fathers’ and revered leaders through church history.
‘We’ think we can get together and discuss any subject with openness to assorted ideas, with respect to those who disagree.
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“I’m not convinced . . .”—–Kirk Cameron
“. . . It seems to me . . .”—–Kirk Cameron
[summarizing] “I think . . .”—–Kirk Cameron
Some of the most dangerous things Kirk Cameron said—with the most dangerous impact on anyone not well-grounded in the Bible.
“I can’t wrap my mind around a loving God Who . . .”—–Kirk Cameron empathizing, identifying with what college kids say.
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We see a tsunami upon us of rampant, raging caving to any ‘new’ ways of looking at God’s clear Word.
If we don’t let the Bible speak clearly and settle issues for ourselves, then anyone can come along and sway us from the narrow way with ideas from hell, not from the Bible.
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“Points on the board”—–Kirk Cameron, responding to a telling point on the other side of the debate.
Friendly conversation, debate, contest to get a winner ???
What ?
What a joke, what a mockery you have made of the Word of God—subservient to your ‘discussion’ with what some people had to say.
“Robust arguments on both sides”—–Kirk Cameron
We can never settle this (and a host of other debates) by “robust arguments”.
It is very dangerous to raise issues, and then debate, and in so doing create doubt about black and white basics in the Bible.
Your panel obviously did not decide or settle this question.
Only the Bible can do that.
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-X- So, what good did your civil panel discussion accomplish?
-X- So, what good did the civil conversation between Frank Turek and Kirk Cameron accomplish ?
Answer to both questions:
Accomplished nothing good.
Caused extensive damage.
Both give many people the belief that we can invent all kinds of spiritual ideas not in the Bible—and talking about them gives validity and credence.
And,
Manipulating anything in the Bible,
And,
Manufacturing anything not in the Bible,
Can send you to hell (regardless of how long ‘you think’ hell is).
Does it matter how long ‘you think’ hell is ?
Yes, Yes !
It matters !
It is foolish !
It is ridiculous !
It is dangerous !
It is evil, damning !
It is so misleading !
It is a waste of time !
It is a waste of air time !
It is a waste of our thinking !
It elevates intellect to idolatry ! ! !
It is damning, distracting, detracting
to attempt to tamper with the Word of God with our puny minds !
“PREACH THE WORD !”
INVENT – – – REPEAT – – – BELIEVE
February 7, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Many things repeated relentlessly, gain disproportionate credence.
Evolution
Nazism
Trinity
Near death stories
Objects/Locations with ‘power’
Separation of church and state
Add to the list
ASSURANCE
February 7, 2026 By Leave a Comment
For the things I most need assurance about, I must not depend on what someone tells me in their words or in doctrinal statements.
The Words of God in the Bible must be sufficient on their own without added human words to make them count in my life and in my mind.
Any time any teacher explains the Bible, it is vital to end with the Bible Words again, so the listeners or readers go out remembering God’s Words ringing in their mind and soul, not the teacher’s words or revered theologians’ words.
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In most cases, classic doctrine issues are labeled with human words and discussed with human words, with Bible references to prove the theology.
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The Bible says, “. . .”
The Bible says, “. . .”
The Bible says, “. . .”
☆ That must be the trademark of every pastor, teacher, evangelist, leader.
☆ That is the secret of power.
☆ It is not intelligence, education, understanding, revelation.
God put this is focus for Paul, the writer of much in the Bible.
“LEST I SHOULD BE EXALTED ABOVE MEASURE through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of satan to buffet me, LEST I SHOULD BE EXALTED ABOVE MEASURE.”
If you want to get hold of the rest of the story, and consider application in your own life, read on—
Then Paul describes what it took for God to complete His purpose in his life.
“For this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times, that it might be taken away from me.
And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.’
Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then I am strong.”