July 2020

The city of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico is heavily fortified. Its “El Morro” Fortress dates back to 1650 when the Spanish government ordered the city to be surrounded. The picture above is of one of its “garritas” or sentry towers where guards were posted 24/7. Their job was to warn the fortress officers

I recently did a series on the Apostles’ Creed as the foundation of what Christians profess to believe. The Apostle Paul gave us another “creed” in 1 Corinthians 15 where he proves, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Jesus died, was resurrected and is now in God’s Glory with the Father in Heaven. Let’s go through

A few months ago, someone asked me on Quora, “What is the Glory of God and what is its purpose?” At that time, I couldn’t answer it, so I passed on the question. After doing more studying to provide material for this blog and podcast, I can now answer the question and it’s an important

Ever since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, Satan has been in a battle with God for mankind. Shortly after the scene in the garden, Cain committed the first murder. Here we we had anger, envy, jealousy and greed. In Genesis 6 God stated… 5The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness

When I first started studying the Bible, I used to get Galatians and Ephesians mixed up. Where’s the “Fruit of the Spirit”? That’s Galatians 5. Where’s the “Armor of God”? That’s Ephesians 6. And that’s where we are today. I’m going to defer the beginning of Ephesians 6 to Pastor Kris Langham in the free

In Ephesians chapter 5, the Apostle Paul continues his sermon on what it looks like to live as a Child of God. When we are born again, we are made new. It’s up to us, with the help of God’s Word — the Bible — and the Holy Spirit — to imitate God. That’s sanctification

The more you read the Bible, the more grounded you become in your faith. In the 4th chapter of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul tells us how to “walk the walk”. It’s one thing calling yourself or professing to be Christian. Another thing is proving it by your actions and behaviors — or your “walk”. The

One of my favorite statues of Jesus is Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janero, Brazil. I’ve always wanted to go there, but alas, I’ll have to enjoy it online for now. The statue shows Jesus with His arms stretched out, but He’s not on the cross. It reminds me of a couple of Bible

We need Jesus, because we need LIFE! God gave us life and the devil wants to take it away. Satan is clever. He’s the wolf dressed up in sheep’s clothing. He doesn’t look like the devil. He’s either very charismatic or could even be sweet and gentle like a “wise man” or priest. Lost sheep

I heard it said that knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. The Bible is full of wisdom — especially the books of Ecclesiastes, Psalms and Proverbs. Today we start a study of spiritual wisdom to help combat spiritual warfare in the Book of