Dale’s Rules for Life – Ride Your Own Ride
I have these rules which are guidelines and reminders for navigating life. This rule is not my own but one borrowed (stolen) from motorcycling. Specifically, from riding the hairpin turns…
Category: Encouragment
The Basics 6a – The Holy Spirit Reveals
There is always a bit of mystery around the Holy Spirit. We can relate to Jesus in His humanness. Read His words in the Gospel accounts, see His actions and…
The Basics 5g – Salvation Is More
We close this section of the Basics on Salvation by pointing out a few misapplications. These are essentially ways in which salvation in Christ is misunderstood or less than it…
The Basics 5f – Salvation is Complete
Let’s make no mistake, the salvation we receive is complete at that moment of acceptance. There is nothing more we need to do. It is finished. As Paul reminds us,…
The Basics Sidebar – A Thorny Question about Salvation
While considering the wonderful, grace-filled, gift of salvation through Christ, we must come full faced with an important question. Can we lose our salvation? A question dividing Christians for hundreds…
The Basics 5e – Salvation is Free
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. We may not pay for it, but someone does. The same is true for everything politicians offer to get votes. Free education,…
The Basics 5d – Salvation is Accessible
There is a parable of Jesus which illustrates the next aspect of salvation to consider. In Luke 14, Jesus was invited to eat a meal at the house of a…
The Basics 5c – Salvation is in Christ
In practically all other religions of the world acts, duties, and sacrifices are offered to garner favor with a higher power. This appeasement brings us to another church word related…
The Basics 5b – Salvation is Foreseen
One thing clear in the Bible is that God had a plan. From Genesis to Malachi there are foreshadows, prophecy, and longing for God’s solution to our sin problem. Even…
The Basics 5a – Salvation is Necessary
Saved and salvation are “church words” that find their meaning in the Bible. What does it mean to be saved? Why does anyone need saving? What are we being saved…
The Basics 4h – Jesus is Returning
There is much to say about Jesus, far more than we’ve covered in this section of our basic review of Christian faith. Our encouragement is to read the Gospel accounts…
Dale’s Rules: A Reality Check
I have these rules. This rule is actually one of my oldest, although the words have changed. Way back in High School days, I determined that in life, there is…