“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed in Him, ‘If you continue in My Word, and My Word continues in you, then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.'”
“THE BIBLE DOES NOT MEAN . . .” ?
March 24, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Be wary and very skeptical of any teaching on a Bible passage that starts with saying what it doesn’t mean.
I’ve heard that a lot, and it bothers me, like giving an apology or disclaimer for the Bible, so it’s not so harsh or offensive.
It’s like we want and expect the Bible to be more compatible with our thinking than it sounds at first reading.
We must set aside what we believe the Bible should say when it says something different than our ideas.
God’s Word is written to confront us, before it can comfort us—to show what’s wrong between us, before it can create what is right between us.
We are called to preach The Word, without obligation to compatibility.
IN THE CENTER OF GOD’S WILL
March 22, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Is the center of God’s Will something that I achieve (must achieve) in my life ?
Is living in the center of God’s Will a lifelong search, like “Be perfect, as your Father in heaven . . .”
Are we destined to frustration because we haven’t ‘arrived’ at the place where we want to be, or where God wants us ?
Contentment includes believing I am in the center of God’s Will, even if I’m not in the center of my will.
HELICOPTER PARENTING – – – HELICOPTER HUSBANDING ?
March 22, 2026 By Leave a Comment
The question is this:
Would it work in our lives if we took the Bible verses just as they are written, and applied them ?
“Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”
If we don’t believe it would work, then the Bible continues in the next verse with how it works.
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her . . .
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies.”
Nowadays we think we improve on many things the Bible says, to make us more comfortable or more excited.
For decades now there has been a plethora of ‘upgrades’ to fit our enlightenment—book after book and programs galore explaining how marriage and family really work.
Doesn’t anybody raise a healthy skepticism over the compulsion to write a new list or formula that gets it right—meaning we didn’t have the secret before ?
How is it that we have created such a demand for new answers from psychology, and authors and talk show hosts capitalize on the ‘market’, boosting the search for even more.
Mutual submission does not come out of Eph 6, unless you are trying to ‘soften the blow’ of wives submitting.
If your marriage is great, you don’t have to listen to all the new presentations.
If your marriage is not good, then you ‘have to’ pay attention and try to follow every new book that fixes thousands, guaranteed.
FITNESS, TEMPTATION, WORRY
March 15, 2026 By Leave a Comment
(reprint)
+FITNESS—self discipline—doing what I must do.
+TEMPTATION—self control—not doing what I must not do.
+WORRY—self resignation—accepting what I cannot do.
WHAT IF JESUS TOLD YOU TO . . . ?
March 15, 2026 By Leave a Comment
(I typed ‘bowels’ in the search bar, and was inspired to reprint/add to this from six years ago.)
Could Jesus tell you to do the same thing He told people in the Bible ?
No, Jesus wouldn’t tell me to do that—that was just for the person He was talking to in the Bible.
Such as . . .?
+”Sell all you have, give it to the poor, and come follow Me.”
+”You feed them.”
+”Let the little children come to Me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God.” DON’T KILL THEM—Don’t “send them away,” as the disciples said.
+”Don’t lay up treasures on earth.” (as in the typical American retirement portfolio)
+”Where your treasure is, there your heart WILL BE ALSO.”
+”Lay up treasure in heaven.” (can’t lay it up in heaven and keep it on earth)
+”If you see your brother or sister in need, and shut up your bowels of compassion, how does the love of God dwell in you?”
+”Do good to all people, especially to those of the household of faith.”
– – –
The devil’s first words, to Eve, effective ever since:
“Did God really say . . .?”
What if Jesus asked you to do something uncomfortable, to give up . . ., to give away . . .?
You might ought to listen, and do it.
Learn from Adam and Eve—it boils down to a simple choice, not rationale.
Are you afraid to go against the grain of history, especially current American history ?
– – –
Better to be on the right side with God—the right side of His/story—than on the right side of momentary, modern history.
‘TRINITY’ – – – MERRY-GO-ROUND
March 14, 2026 By Leave a Comment
The ‘trinity’ merry-go-round spins so fast, perpetual motion, risk of flying off the ‘salvation’ mgr—or getting kicked off for questioning ‘trinity’.
Does salvation have an exclusive connection to the ‘trinity’ mgr ?—
Evangelism—is ‘trinity’ essential ?—is ‘trinity’ helpful ?
Discipleship—is ‘trinity’ essential ?—is ‘trinity’ helpful ?
What is ‘trinity’ good for ?
What is ‘trinity’ essential for ?
- ? – Always done it this way ?—
NO - ? – Everybody does it this way ?—
YES ? Maybe - ? – Everybody believes it this way ?—YES ? Maybe not—We’re made to think YES—because ‘trinity’ is a continuously, casually, automatically repeated assumption.
- ? – Everybody understands ‘trinity’ is true ?—
NO—NOBODY understands ‘trinity’. - ? – ‘trinity’ explains God better than the Bible ?—
NO—what a joke ! - ? – Circular explanations using man-made words ?—
Go round and round - ? – Describing God in human terms ?—
Go round and round - ? – Quickly mired in quicksand of created vocabulary that requires more explanation, and more explanation, and more explanation (everybody has to add theirs) ?—
Go round and round
Who made the mgr ?
Got to keep it going—WHY ?
Everybody’s on board—everybody who is anybody is on board with the ‘trinity ‘.
Response to anyone questioning ‘trinity’—
Make the claim that “They reject Jesus’ divinity”—Such extremism is easier to dismiss than questioning the value of ‘trinity’.
In everything I read, ‘trinity’ explains God, to understand God better (OH?)
—Attempt to understand God sounds very dangerous.
—God explains God, for us to read and trust and believe, not add.
—Seems this verse applies:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.”—including your theology, as written by God Himself.
“Did God really say” enough about Himself, clearly enough without our additions ?
His Word says it is VERY DANGEROUS to add.
I’ve never heard or read a rational, logical, spiritual, Biblical questioning of the ‘trinity’—so I started writing about it on AWordforThought.com
I propose the following:
RANDOM SURVEY
Hello, I’m conducting a survey for research.
Could I ask you four questions ?
No pressure.
No agenda.
You can ask me questions at the end if you wish.
-1- Are you a Christian ?
-2- Have you heard of the trinity ?
-3- Does trinity have anything to do with becoming a Christian ?
-4- Last question—answer is optional—then you can ask me—
(4) How do you become a Christian ?
TIME WELL-SPENT
March 9, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Instead of spending time defending ‘the doctrine of the trinity’, or wasting time ?’explaining’? the trinity, or just saying ‘trinity’ automatically—
Use your personal time and your shared discussion time exploring the wonderful words about our wonderful God, all over the Bible.
Proving human-worded doctrine to another human gives way to a richer relationship with the God of all, Who graciously wrote down just what we need to know about Himself.
“Thank You, Lord !”
SKIN IN THE GAME
March 9, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Now that fear has rocketed oil prices and gas prices at the pump, the war on Iran is more than the news on our screens.
We now have skin in the ‘game’—in the war to defeat Iran.
Americans, we have a choice in the game, in the war.
Which side are you on?—support America so freedom wins, or degrade America so evil wins.
Which side am I on ?—support America so freedom wins !
Get off the bench (the couch) from just watching—get in the fight with all our support and give everything to help us win.
OR
Complain and cheerlead against America—for Evil Iran to continue.
No middle ground now !
☆ P R A Y ☆
SUBTERFUGE and CENTRIFUGE
March 8, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Iran’s subterfuges are going the way of their centrifuges.
Iran’s centrifuges are going the way of their subterfuges.
Bye Bye.
Thank God.
Thank the U S President.
Thank the U S Military, and all that makes it work.
Thank Israel.