The Cup of Suffering

Joe | September 18, 2009

I read a post the other day over at Parchment and Pen regarding “What Did Christ Mean When He Said …” “let this cup pass from me.”
The post was regarding the doctrine of Jesus being fully God and fully man. If Jesus was truly God, why was He asking if He could be spared the [...]

Words for the Wise – No. 11

Joe | June 22, 2009

This entry is part 11 of 14 in the series Words for the Wise

I’ve got call-in jury duty this week. I’ve had jury duty lots of times but I have never been called to sit on one. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever actually been called into the courtroom for screening.
My employer pays for jury duty so if I do get called, it’s not that big of [...]

Are We Standing in the Gap?

Joe | June 15, 2009

I was recently lead to a passage in Ezekiel. There is no shortage of blog posts, books, and news concerning the decline of the United States. If you click the link, you’ll see about 32 million hits on the subject.
There is a laundry list of attitudes and behaviors that precipitate this decline: abortion, homosexuality, murder, [...]

The “Lost” Ark and the Mercy Seat – Part I

Joe | June 3, 2009

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series The "Lost" Ark and the Mercy Seat

In 1981, Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” hit the silver screen. I was a pre-teen when it came out and I was mesmerized by the movie. I could not tell you how many times I’ve seen it, but I can recite the majority of the dialog to the movie still to this [...]

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 glory to [...]

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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.