Author Archives: provref

There is Another King, Jesus

Acts 17:6-9 – 6 And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who…

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Persecution Comes when the State Demands Supremacy

Thoughtful Christian friends, take a look at these few paragraphs on the persecution of the church in the Roman Empire. See the reasoning behind Roman persecution as…

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Jesus Warned Us: Don’t Be Discouraged

We live in a divided age. Many folks lament the seemingly unbridgeable gap between those on opposite ends of the political and philosophical spectrum. Even many Christians…

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The Image of God

Genesis 1:26-27 – 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the…

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“The Word Was God” — Guarding Against False Translation

John 1:1 (ESV) – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. You probably know that there are…

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God is Still Sovereign

I thought I’d post this entry from my HEAR journal, as it gives me hope from a strange passage. H – Highlight 1 Kings 19:35 – And…

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A Quick Thought on God and Politics

Let us learn a few things about our God. Isaiah 44:24-28 24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,who formed you from the womb:“I am the Lord, who…

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My Way or God’s Way

H – Highlight 1 Samuel 28:5-7 – 5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6 And when…

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A Need for Margin

H – Highlight Leviticus 23:22 – “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor…

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Bloody Atonement

H – Highlight Leviticus 9:7 – Then Moses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and make…

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