About That Time “They” Dropped off a Magazine…

ByVan Barrett September 5, 2021 0 Comments
If, as a Christian, you’ve ever encountered Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs), you know they can be somewhat challenging to reach.  The good news is that we never have to worry about the results of such an encounter (rf. 1 Cor. 3:6-7); we just have to be faithful.  Yet, if we’re concerned with their salvation and the truth, then we do want to understand their position.  What better...

Commonly Misused Bible Verses – Jeremiah 29:11

ByVan Barrett August 17, 2021 0 Comments
The other day, it dawned on me that there are several Scriptures that Christians use in their daily lives which are misused, misapplied, and stripped of their context, and I figured this would be a good topic to address in a series on About This Life Blog. Please note, I have no intention of addressing these in a condescending or snarky way, which is often the lofty position of those who seek to...

About That Trinity…

ByVan Barrett June 25, 2021 1 Comment
A conversation with a friend, one I believe to be a brother in the Lord, caused me to further consider an element of God’s nature.  It was regarding a concept that I’d accepted and taught as biblical truth: God being Triune (or God in Trinity). Triune is a combination of two words or two ideas: three-ness and oneness (etymology: from Latin tri- and unus, one). Of course, it would be a...

Being Uniquely Biblical

ByVan Barrett May 17, 2021 0 Comments
I am often astounded by those who profess Christianity but don’t seem to fully subscribe to Christianity according to the Bible. I don’t begrudge these individuals. I realize it may be a simple case of needing God’s grace and more growth in sanctification. In fact, the same could probably be said of me at some point and to some degree (assuming and accepting the idea I may have spiritual...

Do You Believe This?

ByVan Barrett March 1, 2021 0 Comments
“Do you believe this?” is one of the more direct and piercing questions from our Lord.  It was posed to Martha when her brother Lazarus died and Jesus arrived just days later (Jn. 11:20-27).  When Jesus expressed that He is the resurrection and the life, that resurrection and life are within His being, He pointedly asked her, “Do you believe this?” There are two things that stand out...

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