Sharing your Faith #2

Maybe the most thought provoking blog you will ever read. If you have even just a little experience speaking. I don’t mean evangelizing, I mean speaking. Like you’ve gone to a party and spoken to a friend or a semi-friend or even a stranger. If you’ve said more than,”Hey, pass me the chips! Thanks!”. If [...]

Sharing your faith #1

The easiest way to share your faith!  No way should you ever attempt to debate someone to convert them.  It may be fun, but will most likely yield no results.  Instead, talk from your own experiences in life.  No one can tell you how you felt, or what happened to you better than yourself.  I’ve [...]

Shipwreck of a life

 quick thought. THE SHIPWRECK.  Did you know Paul survived a shipwreck in the book of Acts? Reading this today reminded me that we are all sailing the open seas. Is a SHIPWRECK ahead? If we don’t listen to what God has in mind for us, we might just run across a sandbar or some rocks. [...]

Story Problems

 What to do when your son is solving basic story problems at 4 1/2 years old?  ENJOY IT!
Today, while after cutting Camden’s toenails, he asked if there were ten nails that were cut off.  I responded that some of the nails split in half when I was cutting.  I then asked, “Camden, if every nail [...]

Sharing your faith

ave you ever tried to “convert” someone? Or maybe talk to them about your faith, your experiences and been met with a blank face? A face that was saying, “I have no idea what you’re talking about, let’s go out and have some fun!”? In my continued reading of Acts, Paul is in a great [...]

Creation and Time – Part 3

“Hear we go again! But this is new, I’ve never heard about what Jesus said about the book of Genesis!”, the stranger said. I replied, “Ah, you have come to the right place. The Deliberate Ruminator can answer some of your questions!”
“So, did Jesus talk about the Old Testament books and Genesis?”, the stranger asked.
” [...]

I remember when…

Remember the days…sleeping on the ground under the stars.  A concrete floor was all you needed whether it be on the floor of an apartment or on a gym floor someplace.  You could sleep anywhere.  Maybe I was a bit lucky in that department, since for as long as I can remember I could sleep [...]

Creation and Time – Part 2

 A stranger says, “Ah, you creationist fool!  God explains it with the statements about how a thousand years is like a day to Him!  Sheesh!”
HOLD ON NOW!  I must disagree with this logic.  Here are the verses that specifically refer to this: 
4 For a thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like [...]