Tuesday, December 29, 2020

NEVER WILL I EVER





Psalm 121: I lift up my eyes to the hills.
    From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

Papeete, Tahiti. Photo by Chris


 There is a game some play called, "Never have I ever."  You must name something that you have never done.  But I like the game changed up a bit.  I will call it, " Never will I Ever."  It involves naming things that you will not do.  It could be used to come up with your New Years Resolutions.  I only have one New Years Resolution for 2021.  I will never stop reading through the Bible.  You may ask me why I made this decision.  My answer is -- the year 2020.  This past year I have tried to discern what the truth is about Covid 19, China, Russia, the United States, right, wrong, good, and evil.  I feel this has been a year of great deception and confusion for me and for many others.  Only God knows the truth.  If we want to know the truth the only place to find it is in His Word.   Warning-- it is like running a marathon to read through the Bible in one year.  At the end you will feel exhausted but euphoric.

Here are some links recommended for reading through the Bible.  I'm using the chronological plan https:/  I like it as it fits on two pages that I print out.  I can check off the days as I read the passages for that day. Here are two more links Five DayBible reading plan. 

Will you read through with me?

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

IF SOMEONE SHOULD RISE FROM THE DEAD


 

I'm not sure how many movies have been produced based on Charles Dickens book "A Christmas Carol."  We've watched at least two or three of them.  Above is a clip from the Muppets movie.

On Breakpoint this week Shane Morris expressed this idea about the moral of the story--Dickens appears to say that when Scrooge's old partner, Jacob Marley, rose from the dead it was to warn him to celebrate Christmas and our dear Savior's birth.  Instead Scrooge said "Bah Humbug."  But at the end of the story Scrooge takes a chance and a hope.

The Bible says this -- Luke 16:31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’” 

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

HOPE IN JESUS

 



I enjoyed the West Coast Baptist College's rendition of Andrew Peterson's new composition. (https://www.andrew-peterson.com/ ) 

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

SURPRISING END TO THE RADIO CITY ROCKETTES CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR

 



I was delighted to take in the Christmas Spectacular by the Radio City Rockettes.  Daughter, Heather, took me to see them in Seattle many years ago.  At the end of the Christmas show they perform the Christmas songs and Nativity Pageant. Such a good rendition of the old, old, story of Jesus and His love.  Check out the you tube above.