Pain – The Arnold Journey

Basic Assumptions

Rev 21:4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” As we live in this world, we live based on assumptions about the very world in which we live. We assume that if weContinue reading “Basic Assumptions”

Exodus 6:9 Discouragement

Exodus 6:9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor. One tactic of harsh leaders is harsh labor. I think about the labor camps during WWII and now in our current time in communist countries across the globe. People enter these camps neverContinue reading “Exodus 6:9 Discouragement”

Pain – John 21:17

John 21:17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Have you ever sat through a really awkward moment between twoContinue reading “Pain – John 21:17”

The Last Page – Revelation 21:1

Revelation 21:1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. Have you been tempted when you received a new book, especially a murder mystery, to turn to the last page and find out who didContinue reading “The Last Page – Revelation 21:1”

Sorrow

2 Corinthians 7:9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow lead you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. There is a popular belief in society that all discomfort needs to be eliminated from life.Continue reading “Sorrow”

Campfire

http://www.campfirestoriestv.com/blog/memories-made/ Proverbs 10:26 Growing up around camp fires, I learned to always try to sit upwind rather than downwind. On nights when the wind was gentle, the smoke would often shift without much notice catching us and stinging our eyes. Squinting helped, but nothing really took away the sting. But event the sting didn’t stopContinue reading “Campfire”