Years ago I posted this on FB. It got a great response and kicked off my interest in writing online. I save it here just for grins as they say, hope you enjoy it. About Genesis The first words in Genesis are arguably the greatest thoughts ever penned. Nothing beats “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” along with, “And God said, Let there be light.” Every thought in the bible goes through those two phrases. The rest of the chapter unfolds in a seven day creation account that can be taken literally. If God created and…
Jul 12 Love0 This Was Fun By Rick Soto Jesus at the Center Read More Jun 28 Love0 My First Ever Post By Rick Soto Blog Posts Years ago I posted this on FB. It got a great response and kicked off my interest in writing online. I save it here just for grins as they say, hope you enjoy it. About Genesis The first words in Genesis are arguably the greatest thoughts ever penned. Nothing beats “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” along with, “And God said, Let there be light.” Every thought in the...
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If your spouse is sick, you are still married. If your spouse is sick with Alzheimer’s, God has mercy for you, but not adultery. The compassion of Jesus is real. Oddly, the people Jesus lacked compassion for were religious Jewish leaders. Jesus’ rebuke of religious leaders seemingly gives weak minded people permission to accuse their bible loving brethren of judgment. Yet those accusing others of holding too tightly to doctrine are in fact doing the same thing. At it’s root, Jesus rebuked religious leaders for their lack of compassion on those who were suffering, and for their unwillingness to confess…
My son gave me a book to challenge me in my walk with Christ. I gave him a long look, not sure what he meant, but it was a compliment and the challenge was taken. Eugene Peterson’s book Run With The Horses was his chosen tool, and it worked overtime on my soul. In a twist I did not expect, he wanted to read the book along with me, so the journey was not undertaken alone. Here is a key verse God soaked in my heart. The translation is from The Message. So, Jeremiah, if you’re worn out in this…
Jesus is Christmas, and Christmas is a miracle. Ever since Mary wrapped Jesus in swaddling cloths, the human race has experienced countless Christmas miracles. Some are dramatic, like the boys who stopped World War I in order to bring Christmas cheer to their enemy. From some dark and miserable trench came a Christmas Carol, and then another, and still more, until almost 100,000 men stopped fighting in order to love on their fellow man, even if he spoke another language or fought for the other side. Hilter, then a young man at the battle front, hated it, a prophetic omen…
Racism is back in the news, nothing new, but sad and tiresome, especially when certain hell bound heretics attempt to justify their evil through distorted bible references. To read the bible is to grow in love, truth, and justice, to say nothing of mercy and compassion. Those who claim it is their right to enslave another man possess an ideology spoken from the mouth of Satan, “for it was for freedom that Christ set us free (Galatians 5:1).” The racist cannot handle the truth, namely that Adam, the first parent of the human race, was if not outright, some form…