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(Something I posted on my blog not too long ago...) About 30 years ago, I acquired a white cat named Peewee. As you can see, he looks like a normal cat, and for all intents and purposes, he was normal. But notice the little bend near the tip of the tail. This was a genetic defect inherited from...

Years ago, when I was building my apologetics library, I bought a short book by Bill Cetnar called “Questions for Jehovah Witnesses.” It contains photocopies of pages from various Watchtower publications, with questions for the Jehovah Witness to answer. If you’ve ever had visits from these...

The twelve disciples just came back from an exhausting mission trip. Jesus had sent them out into the villages to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom and call people to repentance. I presume this took several weeks in that they also spent time healing the sick and casting out demons. As each day...

The path to greater faith is to know God better, for how can you trust someone you don’t know, and how can you trust someone more if you don’t know him more? For the last 9 years I've kept a journal of my Bible readings. I keep track of each date, passage, and thing I've discovered. My primary...

…for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God. – James 1:20 It’s a familiar verse… one that is easy, in hindsight, to apply to the rash actions of a believer who has let his temper fly with disastrous results. Those who have a temper problem may acknowledge the truth of this...

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. - Genesis 1:31a (ASV) And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness. - Acts 14:17 (ASV) Paul said that...

Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. - 2 Timothy 2:3 (JND) It is not our purpose to seek out suffering, but neither is it to avoid it. It is jokingly said that one thing you should not pray for is patience, because if you do, God is going to send all sorts of calamity...

(another older one...) But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” - Genesis 3:4-5 (ESV) It seems that man has always wondered what it would be like to be like...

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. - 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (ESV) The way a runner runs depends...

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. - 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (VW) Here’s a thought that can either be very uncomfortable or very comfortable, depending on the strength of my faith: When bad things replace good things in my life, I still have just as...

God freely forgives the repentant sinner. And He does so without making Himself less righteous, holy, and just, because Jesus Christ paid the full penalty for our sin. God did not ignore our sin when He forgave us. If that were the case, He could just as easily bring our guilt back upon us. No...

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. - Luke 5:20 (VW) A miracle is something that cannot happen through natural means. A true miracle can only happen if God intervenes in the natural course of things to bring it about. Man cannot bring dead people back to life –...

I just published a book last month called How to Gain Victory Over Sin: Knowing the Sanctification of the Holy Spirit. It is based on Romans 6 through 8. The printed version is available through Amazon.com (and elsewhere). The e-book version is free through Google Play and Smashwords. The...

Hi, my name is Andrew Bernhardt, and I've trusted in Jesus for most of my life (since the 1960's). I live in Beatty, Nevada, a small desert town of 1000 people just east of Death Valley, where I'm part of a small community church. I am on some other Christian forums, sometimes under the name...