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Good or God… As we continue on in Pastor John Bevere’s book [Good or God?] we drill down on the idea of good. How many of us even consider that the idea of good would be separate from God? Most … Continue reading →

This year I have done something I quit doing several years ago. I have gone fishing. I have been three times to the same pond on my brother’s land and I have experienced little success. Literally, I would describe my … Continue reading →

One of the things that I do to “pass the time” in my retired life is I belong to a book club. Every month a member of the club picks a book to discuss and many in the club read … Continue reading →

My wife and I were watching a movie on a streaming movie service last night and the film featured an extremely bright young man [about 12 years old] who said “I don’t believe in miracles.”  When he said these words, … Continue reading →

Persuasive strategy is a topic that has always fascinated me. Persuasion is the art of crafting a message that “provides information that will motivate others to do or believe something you want them to do or believe, or to do … Continue reading →

It is rare that I get a chance to write about my “specialty”, which is human communication. Now before you jump to a conclusion, what I mean is I have spent years studying human communication. Do I fall prey to … Continue reading →

As we close out Chapter 1 in John Bevere’s book Good or God?, I think it is fitting to return to the mysterious idea of discernment. Author Geri Ungurean defines discernment as “The quality of being able to grasp and … Continue reading →

Pastor John Bevere in his book Good or God? discusses the way we all get distracted toward the life we really don’t want, you know the life where we are not experiencing all the “divine good” that God has in … Continue reading →

Pastor John Bevere* and my wife have one thing in common:  a sincere appreciation for the life of the late Princess Diana. He discusses our standard of good and how so much of what we see on television and the … Continue reading →

“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and it was pleasant to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate” [Genesis 3:6]. … Continue reading →