Author Archives: Jonhenry

Matthew 11:12  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. Have you ran into this verse and become stumped? What exactly did Jesus mean? How could heaven suffer violence? And how did violent people take it by force? Jesus wasContinueContinue reading “The Kingdom of Heaven Suffers Violence”

This is a very old saying and it’s author seems to be unknown. Many people have used it as a topic to write about. My favorite would be Charles Haddon Spurgeon, known as the “Prince of Preachers”. The Best of men….We all know people we would put on that list for one reason or another.ContinueContinue reading “The Best of Men are Men at Best”

“If you are not born again, all your reformation is nothing in the sight of God. You have shut the door but the thief is still inside.”             ~Thomas Boston This is a quote from the great puritan on John 3:7 “Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again”. He wasContinueContinue reading “Ye Must Be Born Again”

I love history and can remember very well some of the historical movies we were made to watch in school. I loved those movies and have watched them as an adult also. In some of those movies you would see scenes with the Towne Crier. This was a man who was employed to go throughoutContinueContinue reading “They Can’t Take God from US”

I finally took time to watch Sound of Freedom, the movie about child sex trafficking across the world. I had wanted to watch if for a while but was unsure at the same time. This movie left me really broken. I knew there is child sex trafficking, we see instances in the news paper andContinueContinue reading “My Thoughts on Sound of Freedom”

We often find ourselves placed under a label. We can be democratic or republican, far left of far right. We could be known as liberal, conservative, or moderate. When talking politics we tend to place labels on ourselves quite easily. When dealing with religion (or the lack of) we have labels too. Atheist, Buddhist, Hindu,ContinueContinue reading “The Necessity of Labels”

Below is a Puritans prayer for a new year from the book The Valley of Vision. I hope in the new year we all can recognize God’s hand on our lives. May we not overlook the great mercy, grace and blessings He give us freely. Let this be a time of repentance so we can fullyContinueContinue reading “A New Year”

A popular saying going around today is “live your own truth”. I’m sure this thought has been around for ages but it’s everywhere now. I’m 47 years old and have never heard this until the last 5 years. As a kid growing up I was taught not to lie and was told the consequences of lying.ContinueContinue reading “The Truth vs Your Relative Truth”

Infinite, and an infant. Eternal, and yet born of a woman. Almighty, and yet hanging on a woman’s breast. Supporting a universe, and yet needing to be carried in a mother’s arms. King of angels, and yet the reputed son of Joseph. Heir of all things, and yet the carpenter’s despised son. Oh, the wonderContinueContinue reading “Christmas”

“Nothing grieves me so much as that I cannot live constantly to God’s glory.” Jonathan Edwards In the life of every Christian we will undoubtedly suffer setbacks due to sin that remains in our flesh. It’s no real surprise to speak with a brother or sister who is feeling down due to their often timesContinueContinue reading “Remnants of Sin”