http://www.revolworks.com/blog Revolworks Blog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:01:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Brad Olsen Recently I was able to visualize the response of the Jews to Jesus and his miracles. Perhaps some will find this elementary. But for the first time, I can see vivid pictures, and hear the sounds, of how the some Jews understood Jesus to be their messiah. The apostle ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=47 By Brad Olsen I often forget the power of purpose.  A one-word question gets straight to the meat of the matter. Such a simple word, “why?” appears so shallow, immature and innocent. Three-year-olds recite it regularly until parents beg them to stop. But the children have it right. They want to learn the ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=42 By BRAD OLSEN            I came upon a nice New-Year thought you might enjoy. It come from Oswald Chamber’s “My Utmost for His Highest” (December 31): “Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him.” This is our prayer for each of you ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=37 By BRAD OLSEN            As football season slowly reaches its end, a story comes to us from Texas. So many parts of this story seem to odd, so inverted. Yet we see once again the power of love. Love is the tool left to us by Jesus to win the world. ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=35 By Brad Olsen I hope you all enjoyed good holidays. I realize that not all do. If the holidays have been difficult due to loneliness, or loss of a loved one, or another difficulty in life, our hearts go out to you.  I haven't written in some time, but I plan to ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=33 By KAREN SIMMONS "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel." –Isaiah 7:14 The Old Testament prophets foretold of the Messiah who would come to redeem Israel.  They called him Immanuel- "God with ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=31 By BRAD OLSEN To church or not to church? Mike Dart, a friend from Wichita, Kansas, read me a section of a new book yesterday. It captured my interest. "So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore?" by Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman, creates an illustration of what Jesus might think about ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=30 By KAREN SIMMONS How often do we count our blessings? When we do, how many blessings are we entailed to count? A friend tells a story of teaching his children to be grateful. At bedtime prayers one night he tells his children that instead of just praying for whatever comes ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=29 By BRAD OLSEN Guess who wrote this and when: "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest (the country) become bankrupt. People must again learn ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=28 Jonathan, son of King Saul, summons his armor-bearer to engage the Philistines, who far outnumber the men of Israel (1 Samuel 14:6-7). And Jonathan wants to see if the Lord will act on their behalf. The "young armor-bearer" responds in a way worthy of note: "Do all that you have ... http://www.revolworks.com/blog/?p=26