Why not pot? Why not beer? Why not live with such good cheer?

Posted by on Feb 11, 2017 in Error and Rebellion, Purpose | 1 comment In recent years, several young adults in churches have asked me about drinking beer. A few have asked me about smoking weed. More are asking. The answer is found in perhaps a hundred different verses, all communicating the same principles. However, since one of the books I am reading through at this time is Leviticus, why not answer them there? If dusty old Leviticus answers their question,...
read more

A good God and bad wealth

Posted by on Feb 5, 2017 in Influence, Spiritual Warfare | 0 comments Luke 15:1-10 Heavenly people trump earthly wealth The tax collectors and nonreligious Jews were remaining close enough to Jesus to listen to Him speak, Luke 15:1. The religious Jews, that being those in leadership, began to grumble among themselves at the behavior of Jesus. The leaders didn’t believe it was a good thing for Jesus to spend His time with people they viewed as unconcerned about the...
read more

The In Between

Posted by on Dec 26, 2015 in Spiritual Warfare | 1 comment As we are celebrating Christmas, the First Advent of Jesus, I am coming to better understand something — the connection of the First Advent to the Second Advent of Jesus. This connection is meant to impact everyone who lives in between.   The First Advent God spoke through the prophets of the Old Testament to tell us there would be a First Advent, a baby was to be born, a son was to be...
read more

Wander or Worship

Posted by on Mar 27, 2015 in Purpose | 0 comments If your life means so little that you are content to wander through life and come together each week to “worship,” then you haven’t freely given your life to God as a true worshiper.   Worship alone brings unity in the diversity of life Individually, we are very complex. God made each of us individually so unique. I love the diversity in life. I love it very much. I love the different...
read more

Living Together is Not the Same as Being Married

Posted by on Mar 5, 2014 in Books by Rick, Error and Rebellion, Featured, Living Together is Not the Same as being Married | 0 comments Following are excerpts from the study in Sexuality. To obtain the entire study, please email Rick at rick@seed4life.net or call him at 812-319-4907 for more information.   Excerpt from Section Three: Chapter Six: Is Marriage Defined by Culture? No. Marriage before God has never been defined by culture, meaning to be defined by relating to the normal ideas, customs and social behavior of a...
read more