Category: Above The Tule Fog

We were watching a Christian toddler show (as Judah is 2, almost 3 now), and they had an extended version of the “The Fruit of the Spirit is Not a Coconut” kids’ song playing with a puppet and a lot of singing and dancing. That got me thinking, so I reread Galatians 5. Galatians 5…

At first glance, laws, rules, and boundaries may seem interchangeable or synonymous, as they all describe a limit and the consequences if that limit is exceeded. However, upon closer examination, there are differences between the three. I stumbled upon this realization while exploring some interesting trains of thought and did not intend to write about…

Miracles are all throughout Scripture. I believe God loves to demonstrate His power and authority over and over again, and I think He enjoys our reactions to them. Although a lot of the time they seem rather random, I believe they are not. Because of the diversity of miracles, the somewhat randomness of the who,…

“I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; …” – Matthew 16:18a. This is the first occurrence of the English word “church” in scripture. At one point I imagined that when Jesus said this all the disciples gazed in wonder on the fabulous new word Christ used to describe what He…

I had the opportunity recently to be able to listen to “my” music. “My” music being the 90’s Contemporary Christian / Christian Rock such as Rich Mullins, Michael W Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore & The Distance, Degarmo & Key, DC Talk, Petra, and more… and while listening to Petra for a while, while…

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…” – Matthew 28:19a A familiar verse for most, if not all, of us. The only thing about this passage is the translation of “make disciples” which is “mathēteuō” in the Greek and only used 4 times in the Bible. Three of them in Matthew, and once…

You hear other peoples testimonies all the time. Many of them are very encouraging and uplifting and it’s great hearing what God has done in someone’s life. Although there are times people tend to embellish a story, I usually first take away the positives and give them a benefit of the doubt. But, something that…

Since the beginning of the human race in Genesis, there is one thing that all humans have a deep sense of requirement. That is control, control of your environment, control of those around you, control of your situations. God made it clear, we are not in control of those things. (Proverbs 16:9, James 4:13~15) Although…

By definition a mosaic is a form of art where you make a picture using colored stones, pieces of glass, colored tiles, or basically any object arranged to make a picture. It’s one of the oldest form of art and longest lasting, and probably the most durable. We have learned a lot from finding mosaics…

If you have not done so already, go read my former posts as they lay the foundation for this post and posts to come. I also see salvation used/is using the same framework. The betrothal is the moment that you believe in your heart that Christ is God, He died, and rose, and you agree…