Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Philadelphia

Joe | November 30, 2009

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Seven Letters to Seven Churches

So far, we’ve looked at the first five of seven letters Jesus writes to the churches of Asia Minor. The letters we have looked at so far are: Ephesus: “The Light of Asia” Smyrna: “The Church of Suffering” Pergamum: “The Pagan Church” Thyatira: “The Church of Romanism” Sardis: “The Protestant Church” We now come to [...]

The Purpose of the Believer

Joe | May 29, 2009

My coworker asked me this morning: “Our sole purpose as believers: what do you think that is?” It was a little early. I had just logged on and hadn’t had my morning coffee yet. But we must be ready in and out of season, right? (2 Timothy 4:2). We had the following dialog. “To give [...]

Jesus Has Moved: He Lives in Houston Now

Joe | March 13, 2009

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda

So I’m up to three posts now on Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda. I’ve already posted about him in an introductory post as well as a post about where to send him fan mail. The Florida address is the headquarters as far as I can tell, but Jesus Jose Luis God now lives in Houston [...]

To all of the United States Military: Thank you!

Joe | March 3, 2009

My father served in the US Navy in the 1950′s in the South Pacific. Mercifully, he was honorably discharged before the Korean War started getting hot. Both of my uncles served in the Army. One of them served during WWII and saw action in Europe, another served in the Pacific. My dad’s cousin also served [...]

Tickling Ears

Joe | February 12, 2009

There is an article that just came out on NPR. It’s just further evidence that we are living in the last days. This weekend, nearly 1,000 clerics worldwide will proclaim their belief that science and religion can coexist as they celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin during events on what has [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.