by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Discipleship, Reflections
Think about the Biblical context of what being blessed means… Note what is in bold-italic… Mt 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.10 Blessed are those...
by Ron Ethridge | Discipleship, Reflections
First consider God’s Word. That is always the place to start… Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Reflections
It is possible to sin against God, or sin against people, unintentionally. It is even possible to commit an egregious sin without meaning to. I did it myself recently. I won’t go into detail about it, but rather suggest a few things related to unintentional sin....
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Family, Reflections
We get used to going to the doctor or hospital… the doctor doing his thing… we get well and go home happy. But sometimes it doesn’t work out that way. Sometimes there are bumps in the road. Sometimes everything doesn’t turn out the way we...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Current Issues, Reflections
I am now a Grandfather and my wife is a Grandmother. Our first grandchild was born two days ago. He entered a world full of love and danger, blessing and uncertainty. Yet all his days are already written in a book in heaven. I will come back to that. Soon after his...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Reflections
Does everything in life have Gospel implications? Yes it does… if you will think. Let me explain. God willing, tonight I am on the field officiating a varsity high school football game (Me and my son in law Austin to the right). At the beginning of the year I...
