Eternity
Is Knowing Possible?
Knowing There is an unsettling sensation tied to being in a context where it is important to know, yet we do not know. When faced with a significant business decision, when deciding whether to make that long journey, when needing to know how to address that delicate relationship issue, we want to have certainty, yet all…
Read MoreEternal Life Grows on Trees
As a child, I was terrified by Vincent Price movies. To this day, scenes from those films occasionally replay in my mind, demonstrating the impact they had on me as a youth. I watch those same movies today and they strike me as silly, rather than terrifying. One of Price’s return characters was Dr. Anton…
Read MoreA Better View of Home
I’ve grown weary of hearing/reading the many buzzwords, virtue signals, and phrases of offense being thrown around lately. It can be exhausting to attempt to live up to the standards and expectations of others. Don’t mention critical race theory. People will say [ any number of things]. Don’t say that! They’ll think you’re “woke” or worse…
Read MoreSince You’ve Been Raised With Christ
Last week we looked at our passions – those things our “gut” (φρήν) longs after. This week we shift ever so slightly and look at the reason for that longing. It is found in the preceding verse that formed the baseline for last week’s blog posting. Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts…
Read MoreFuel Your Passion
What do I love? About what am I deeply passionate? What “tugs at my heartstrings” and drives my decisions? Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.– Colossians 3:2, NIV-1978 Translators have a difficult task because, often, the task of translating a phrase from one language and culture to another language in an…
Read MorePutting Jesus to The Test
This week we see part one of a two-part blog posting. Here, we will examine the question Jesus is asked, and next week we will study his answer to that question. In the Gospel of Luke, we find the account of a contentious interaction between Jesus and an expert in the Law. I think it…
Read MoreHere He Comes For the Last Time
Everything we do at Long-View Living ministries is, in some way, tied to or encouraging an eternal perspective – the long view. “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18, NIV-1978). When we…
Read MoreKnowing I am Secure in Jesus
I decided to buy my wife, Alean, a new car. For years she has blazed her way around town in a sporty, red, Ford Mustang. It was a cute car, and it was very fun to drive, but as she and I age, our center of gravity shifts and muscle aches rise, and we have…
Read MoreLiving for the Moment
As a child, I lived for the moment. All that mattered was what I was doing at that specific time. It may have been swimming at the municipal pool. Perhaps it was playing with cars and trucks in the driveway. Maybe it was riding my bicycle or eating ice cream. Whatever it was I was…
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