Long-View Living Ministries
with Damon J. Gray
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In Christ Study
Decades ago, I began noticing the repeated phrase “in Christ” in scripture. Each time, I noted the scripture reference and wrote a brief description of what it means to be in Christ based on that verse or passage.
Bible Study Basics
Too many choose not to read or study their Bible because they are frustrated from prior efforts and have become intimidated. Don't! You CAN read and understand your Bible
Women Be Silent?
Did the apostle Paul teach the church at Corinth that women need to be silent while in church and that it is shameful for their voices to be heard?
Download the FREE comprehensive examination of what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:34-38
Jesus' Miracles
We have thirty-seven miracles of Jesus (or as John calls them, "signs") recorded in the four gospels prior to the death and resurrection of Jesus. See them in parallel in this list/grid, laid out for easy study and comparison.
Divorce, Jesus & Paul
If you have suffered a divorce as a Christ-follower and feel marked by the church with a "Scarlet D," please get some peace with your situation.
Download this free study, "No Scarlet D - What Jesus and Paul really said about divorce."
Deep Dive on Baptism
Baptism has, oddly enough, become a controversial topic among many believers. Here is a deep-dive study on the topic of Christian baptism.
Long-view Living in a Short-view World
Everything we do as Christ follows must be done with eternity in view. From that broad baseline, Damon will begin prayerful study and preparation of a presentation designed specifically to help achieve your goals for the event.
See if Damon can speak at your next event today!
Recent Articles
Loving People Who Are Not Like Me
From Chapter Seventeen of Finding Faith in Slow Motion: “It was nighttime and Jesus was eating with His disciples when a Canaanite woman came to Him,…
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Dashed Expectations
In the early 1970s, Dow Chemical Company came out with a new product named Dow Bathroom Cleaner (later sold to S.C. Johnson and re-branded “Scrubbing…
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Jesus on Faith
I recently received a private note from a Shades of Gray reader who is going through a particularly challenging time. When such times are introduced…
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Ignoring Fire Alarms
I died about a half hour ago, along with seven other people. A fire alarm went off in the building in which I work. At…
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The Death of WormGuy
In the last year, Alean and I have lost only one fish, or so we had thought. Most of the fish in the aquarium are…
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Learning to Love the Rain
I write fairly often about Mr. Bear, my cat. More accurately, he is my wife’s cat, but he’s such a cool cat that I claim…
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God is Not a Formula
The Binomial Theorem above, provides a means of expanding a binomial expression that has been raised to an enormahuge power. Such expressions can be painful…
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Just a Random Thought
I’m occasionally astonished at the human body’s ability to reach the point of exhaustion and keep pushing forward. “I praise you because I am fearfully…
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Jaywalking in Love
Having secured my cache of pharmaceuticals from Rite Aid, I pulled up to the Guide Meridian looking carefully to my left to see what, if…
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