Not Thots

    Throughout God's Word, especially in the New Testament, He tells us about and explains the gifts that he gives us. There are so many, uncountable blessings that He lavishes on us also, but those are not listed as "gifts", per se. Gifts, as we know them, come in all sizes, values, and levels of delight.  Some gifts are huge and exactly what you asked for, and there are some that get a reaction of "this is cool"! Others get, when you open them, "well okay",  or "Meh".   Thanks, next one please!   Today's gift topic may be ranked below all of these by most people.  We all have heard of, perhaps studied, and hopefully have experienced the "Gifts of The Holy Spirit" as listed in 1 Corinthians 12. You know the ones; wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in tongues, and the interpretation of tongues. These gifts are available to everybody in the church, for the edificat...

                                                Research has shown that in our individual mind's eye, we always picture the one to whom we are praying. Hopefully your prayers are being addressed to Jesus. Now the question arises: “Which Jesus”?  Shall we start with the most popular Jesus worldwide…?   The Untouchable Catholic Jesus.....   This Jesus is so unapproachable you have to go through other people, either dead or alive, to talk to Him! But maybe, just maybe, if you say their predefined prayers over and over and over again, He may just acknowledge you.  We know that this is a fake Jesus. The Jesus that God's Holy Word speaks of is very approachable. He was approached by lepers, he was approached by sinners. He was sought after by people in crisis. He had an entourage consisting of the most improbabl...