Winging It

One of the singular differences between genuine Christianity and every other religion on the planet is this thing we call "the Gospel...

Nope. Not going there. Somewhere else. We know there are a variety of races. For us, we've kind of separated them into "white...

When you're a kid, you tend to take things for granted. I mean, you just figure that the way your life is going is very likely just the ...

Deuteronomy is a reference to the "second law," a recap, if you will, of the law given to Moses earlier. Chapter 27 is a bit repet...

There are a lot of myths in Christendom. There is, for instance, the myth that Joseph was old when he married Mary. That only exists because...

In the discussion of heaven and hell, skeptics will often argue, "What could you possibly do in a lifetime to deserve an eternity of he...

No Surprise Here If a guy could sue his parents for having him circumcised at birth or for giving birth to him without his consent, it st...

The other day my wife and I went to a nice dinner with friends. At one point my wife informed me that I was eating my salad with the wrong f...

In his second letter to the church at Corinth, Paul wrote, Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom...

I saw a sign on our local Papa John's Pizza. They are hiring drivers. So far, so good. Below, it says on one side that it is a "Ful...

In Romans 8 Paul tells us that wonderful thing he believes we already know. And we know that for those who love God all things work together...

Back when Microsoft was releasing Windows 7, they ran this commercial about a father, mother, and son. The son asked for a dog, and mom and ...

When Jesus walked out of that desert after His temptation, He arrived with a word. The Scriptures say, "From that time Jesus began to p...

Yawn The big news from last Saturday through Monday was the Oscars. Who was nominated, who attended and with whom, who was wearing what, wh...

It's interesting to me. Throughout the centuries -- throughout time, in fact -- people who were in good standing with God have been conc...

You may have noticed that the address of this blog is "birdsoftheair.blogspot.com" while the name of the blog is "Winging It....

One of the common modes of communication among humans is the question. We ask questions for a variety of reasons. There is the obvious -- I ...

Yesterday the wife of one of a distant younger relatives gave birth to their first child together. Announcements were made. Names were chose...

In 2 Peter 2, Peter writes about false prophets and teachers. He says what we already know -- they will be "among you" (2 Peter 2:...

In his epistle to the Romans on the gospel, Paul first lays out the primary human problem -- sin. From Romans 1:18 all the way through Roman...