A Christ Follower: The Journey

One For The Books   2020   is one year that is for the memory books: It might could be described as   “Murphy’s Law”   on steroids. Y’all remember Murphy and his law don’t you? If he were here today, old Murphy would espouse that   “Anything that could go wrong, at a particular point in time, would absolutely go wrong at the worst possible time that it could go wrong. ” For example, he would say, “ If you have an open face peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and if you dropped it, that sandwich would invariably fall face down .” I suspect that, if I took a poll, many would indeed say 2020 is a “Murphy’s Law” kind of year. Still, this does not apply to the season when we think about the coming of The Savior to Planet Earth. Consider this: During this first Sunday of Advent, we are celebrating the “Hope” that only God can give during times that are, for many people, hopeless. Some time ago, I received from the Lord an acrostic that clearly describes what having a re...

  Celebrating the Real Meaning of Christmas! Coming soon! Christmas is coming! But before it arrives, we anticipate celebrating its true meaning: We call it Advent. Advent means “coming.” During this time of year we celebrate Christ Jesus  came  long ago, as He was born of a virgin named Mary. He  comes  into the hearts and lives of those who will deny themselves, take up the Cross and follow Him. And one day He will  come  again! One day, during this season, we celebrate a day we have set aside to celebrate His birth, though we don’t really know the exact day of his birth. We call this sacred birthday celebration Christmas ! Important Colorful Symbols The Wreath To celebrate Advent we use important symbols: There is the round wreath. It is a circle, and it represents the eternal essence of God. It has no beginning nor end just as the true and living God has no beginning or end. The wreath is green, and it reminds us of the resurrection life, and etern...

 Reaching Out For Jesus To A Lost and Dying World: " A Christ Follower Blog" has been around a while, and initially, I only wanted to share God's wisdom, and other encouraging words, with just a few friends and relatives. Over the years, I have been astonished that, even with only a few followers, this blog has been viewed all around the world in both hemispheres. Sometimes people pick it up where it isn't safe to be a Christ Follower. This is encouraging to me, as I seek to lift up Jesus, and love it ... find freedom in Christ and share it ... Dream God's dream, and watch HIM make them happen! You can help me reach out to a bigger population around the world, and as we do this together, we can help people discover a means of even receiving Jesus as Savior, for the very first time, while providing each one the encouraging words needed to help them fulfill their lives, and we can help them be prosperous in their souls. Then too, they can experience the blessing of...

                                          Taking a Look at The Younger John As we approach Advent, or the time of focusing on Jesus, and HIS coming, we can begin to focus on where  R.E.S.T.  began at its earthly beginning. Simply take a few minutes to read John 1:1-12, which represents the writings of the younger John. Here the Bible points out Jesus IS The Word of God, who IS God, and HE is also Creator God, who came to HIS own covenant people; however, as HE entered planet Earth, and even though He made all things, they, HIS people, did not receive HIM. Indeed, they actually rejected HIM. Its sad, being rejected like this, but God’s people turned their backs on HIM! They turned their backs on the very Son of God who is one with God. Worse still, they turned away from God’s anointed ONE, and HE was, and is, the Messiah, for which they were looking, for an extremely long ti...

                B R E A K I N G. N E W S !                        I AM THANKFUL   I am thankful 🙏,  today, November 7,2020, that God works in ALL things for the good of those WHO LOVE GOD, and for the good of all WHO are CALLED ACCORDING to HIS PURPOSE. Additionally, I am thankful that God reveals what the "GOOD" is: God tells us that those of us, whom He "fore knew," He fore ordained, to be formed into the very image of Christ. He did this in order that HE -Jesus - might be the first born among many brothers and sisters.                   THINK! THINK! THINK! Think about it: Christ Followers, God The Father, through God The Son via God the Holy Spirit, utilizes everything that happens to people, who deny themselves, and take up the Cross to follow Jesus, to form us to look like Jesus, as His little brothers and sisters.  ...

Rock-solid Eternal Spirituality Today     Absolutely R.E.S.T.s on How We Vote : SAVE OUR REPUBLIC The Christ-Follower – Patriot and Defender of The Constitution Over a period of four decades, I wore the uniform of The United States Air Force! I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve, for unashamedly saying that I am a patriot – and more importantly – a Christ Follower. And I have found it gratifying that I decided to #WalkAway from the Democratic Party, as well as the Republican party. I was both, but since I decided to follow Jesus decades ago, in time, it became clear to me that, sometimes, being loyal to a political party left me in a place that I don’t believe my Lord Jesus would have me be; therefore, I turned away from them to be sure my loyalties didn’t resemble an idolatrous relationship with a political party: I am happily an Independent . As a Christ following Patriot, I firmly believe that we were endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, and...

  America is at a Crossroads, and millions come here to benefit from all that God has blessed us with. However, many are rewriting our history, deliberately sharing falsehoods in our news, and they are doing so to gain power and wealth for themselves. If they get into power this time, we may never recover, and Christ Followers will suffer as well. Therefore, I am sharing these words, of a very wise man, and  they reflect my views.  Please consider the following: That moment when someone says, “I can’t believe you would vote for Trump.”  I simply reply “I’m not voting for Trump.” I’m voting for the First Amendment and freedom of speech. I’m voting for the Second Amendment and my right to defend my life and my family.   I’m voting for the next Supreme Court Justice(s) to protect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  I’m voting for the continued growth of my retirement 401K and the stock market. I’m voting for a return of our troops from foreign count...