Gosh, that’s a lot so to summarize: Settle down and be happy because it’s okay to do so; build houses of faith; plant seeds of faith and live life “faithful in all (God’s) my house.” In these, and from these, the exiles – and we inmates – will find freedom within and after captivity and…
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Living In Exile – part 3
Time to look at the meaning behind Jeremiah 29:5, “Build Houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit;” for prisoners. There are many references to houses in the Bible. It’s evident that both the structure and concept are of vital importance to God. Let’s look at a few verses that best illustrate…
Living In Exile – part 2
Continuing on with a look at Jeremiah 29:5 from last week, Living In Exile – part 1 … “Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.” What? I can’t do that literally. So what do these commands mean? To understand these I had to think back on scripture I had read…
Living In Exile – part 1
When I started writing for this blog I said I would not attempt to convert anyone to any particular belief. I also said I would not avoid talking about my place as a Christian. And so it is that the coming posts contain numerous Bible scripture references. To get the most out of the coming…
I’ll Be Home For Christmas…
If only in my dreams… There are many like me – unable to be home for Christmas. All of us think about those special moments those we love will enjoy. We know they miss us and wish we could share in the festivities, just as we miss everyone and wish we could be there to…
Blessed In Exile
Here we are at the final installment for this series of postings. It has been, for me, an arduous task of writing about very difficult topics. My plate of spaghetti has many other strands that I have to chew through in my healing process, but after today we can sop up the sauce of this…
But It Is Personal
I wrote the following after being pent up in a county jail for six months without seeing the light of day, or the dark of night for that matter, literally. I’d arrived here in my present location and the first four days it snowed. It didn’t snow much, maybe an inch or two each day,…
Lost … Chains … Prison
My brother has been in a battle all his life with his mental illness, and most recently it has been winning. It has drained him of any desire to write. There will be a new blog post next week, until then we discussed sharing a song that has touched us deeply. Moved his soul, and…
Baptism By Fire
This came in the most recent letter … I believe baptism comes in several forms. Through the Bible we hear, read, of baptism by water. It’s the symbolic washing away of sins and the death to sin of the old self and birth to righteousness of a new self. It is by its very nature…
Love Thy Enemy – Concludes
Well, I left you hanging didn’t I? And right at the part where I began to apply the Holy Spirit’s guidance! Yes, it got you to come back but more importantly, I hope you walked away wondering how you’d handle Ed and Frank – Your Eds and Franks – we all have them… If you…
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