“Hell, no we won’t go!” was the rallying cry of the 1960s-70s Vietnam War protestors. A decade earlier there were the Civil Rights protests. During the Great Depression, World War 1 vets marched on Washington DC demanding their long-promised bonus payments. Before that it was women marching for the right to vote. Previously it wasContinue reading “Protests”
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The Waves of the Sea Toss To and Fro
Jesus referred to the signs pointing to His soon return as warnings that lead directly to the “birth pains.” Those of us who have given birth know what they are like. Often, some time before the due date, you feel some “odd” pains. “Is this it?” you wonder, “Am I in labor?” Then after aContinue reading “The Waves of the Sea Toss To and Fro”
Plays Well With Others
On Thursday, August 13, 2020, history was made and pretty much down played or ignored. President Trump of the United States, Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and Mohamed bin Zayed crown prince of Abu Dhabi and current head of the United Arab Emirates announced that Israel and the UAE would be normalizing relationships. Why doesContinue reading “Plays Well With Others”
God’s Chain of Custody
I couldn’t decide where this topic fits so I am dropping it in here. Chain of Custody is a term used in the justice and legal system. When a piece of evidence is gathered in connection to a crime, it is tagged, described, logged into a database and stored in a specified place. Anytime thatContinue reading “God’s Chain of Custody”
Say What…?
So how are we to interpret prophecy overall and the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ in particular? Generally speaking, there are four main methods used to interpret this Book: Allegorical (or Idealist) Preterist Historical Futurist Allegorical (or Idealist) method of interpretation of the Book of Revelation claims that there are no future eventsContinue reading “Say What…?”
A New Beginning
Sorry for the pause but I felt it was necessary to rethink and refocus. I should have started my blog by talking about how we are to understand and interpret Scripture, so we are going to do that now. We are going to approach Hermeneutics (the rules for understanding scripture) by using a specific passage,Continue reading “A New Beginning”
UnPause
Thanks for coming back after my recent pause in posting to the Ringing the Bell blog. I sincerely pray that you are getting worthwhile information and insight from it. Since I don’t look at my blog – it’s managed by someone else and all I do is the writing – I was blown away whenContinue reading “UnPause”
Pause
In one of his books, C.S. Lewis says (paraphrased) that society, when it sees a problem says, “Well, you can’t go back.” Lewis says, in fact, that is exactly what we need to do when we see a problem; we have to go back to the point where we went astray, fix it and thenContinue reading “Pause”
Let’s Pretend
If You Ran the World… Point of reference, I actually wrote this on April 21 but felt God wanted me to wait before posting it. New material is shown in italics. God tells us that in the last days there will arise a one world dictator. Let’s pretend you are that guy and that youContinue reading “Let’s Pretend”
Alive and Well
He’s Here… The antichrist is alive and well on planet Earth. Today. Right now. As we speak. Got your attention? The question you may be asking is, “What makes me say that?” The first reason is that Jesus said, “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in Heaven, norContinue reading “Alive and Well”
Ringing the Bell 