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The Point of No Return and the Lonesome Valley And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. – Luke 9:51 Have you ever made up your mind with such decisiveness that nothing could change your course? When did…

Can You Drink the Cup? "And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:" – Mark 10:39 I do not know what I can do. Nor do I…

Signing Up Lately, I've been signing up for things – mostly free, but not always. You have to sign up first; then you can sign in whenever you like. I have noticed that if I don't sign-in for a while, I sometimes have to sign-up again. It is really nutty … I am trying to…

Yes. I am posting a statement I made 11 years ago. Why? If I post it, I might read it. If I read it, I will evaluate it. If I evaluate it, I might find some areas where I still agree with myself. If I disagree with myself, I can congratulate myself for being open…

Outlandish? Audacious? Extreme? Radical? Unreasonable? Shocking? Absolutely. Discipleship is a consuming passion leaving all other passions in the dust by comparison. That is the nature of consuming passions., Look what people leave behind for passions and consider that eternal significance asks no less than a temporary "burn." The hand is to the plow. Looking back…

Born October 17, 1711, Jupiter Hammon, writer, enslaved American, poet, preacher, businessman from Lloyd Neck, Long Island, New York. He was a committed evangelist who took a biblical position to criticize slavery while teaching his fellow enslaved people how to get along while the institution existed. His message was the maintain their dignity, morality, and…