Author Archives: johnhking_1ie7oo

There is, no doubt, much anxiety and apprehension world-wide about the mideastern conflict and what must be seen as an anticipated effort by the nations surrounding Israel to remove the Jewish nation from its soil. As a Christian you might … Continue reading →

Paul spoke of the restoration of all things [Acts 3:21] “the restoration not only of the true theocracy,’ the dictionary explains, “but also of that more perfect state of (even physical) things which existed before the fall” It is an … Continue reading →

The account of Saul enquiring of a necromancer in 2 Samuel 28 has puzzled many a scholar. What is it saying? 2 Samuel 28:13, “What did you see!” 1 Samuel 28:6 The sin is not in seeking to know. If we … Continue reading →

Here’s a devotional thought worthy our attention: 2 Timothy 4:16-17a KJV “At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord … Continue reading →

What makes me an “American?” Or asked another way: Is there such a thing as the American Cultural Experience and am I a part of it? People come to America for many reasons. Some do not seem to know or … Continue reading →

Have you ever reflected back on choices you have made and wondered “What if” I had chosen ‘B’ instead of ‘A’? How would life be different now? I have—which has led me to research the “what if’s” in Scripture—if there are … Continue reading →

Isaiah 56:3 reads in the KJV: “Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a … Continue reading →

I have been gifted a work by Walter Brueggemann, “Sabbath as Resistance: Saying NO to the CULTURE OF NOW.” In his preface he speaks of “A distinct faith identity in the midst of a culture that is inhospitable” to anything … Continue reading →

I was not prepared for what I was about to learn on reading Walter Brueggemann’s Commentary on Isaiah. In his note on Isaiah 2:6b-8, he wrote, “The prophetic tradition, long before Karl Marx, understood that distorting religion and distorting economics … Continue reading →

Romans 5:10. If while we were still enemies we were reconciled with God through the death of His Son, much more rather now we shall be saved in being reconciled by His life. If God, who is an eternal God, … Continue reading →