Photo by Carrie McKamey I. Atop a hill there is a weathered oak whose listless limbs spread so wide it seems to hang by them and not to stand. It’s bark is scarred by whips of wind, by scratching beasts, by birds that pierce its trunk with beaks. When fall arrives, a crimson stain spreads…
Author: mrteague
Teague McKamey lives in Washington state with his wife and two children. Teague’s poetry has appeared in several journals and in self-published books. He blogs at thevoiceofone.org and awanderingminstrel.com. In all areas of life, Teague desires that Christ may be magnified in his body (Php. 1:20).
Buddha, Bahaullah, & the Other Jesus-es
“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves. […] They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people…
Taking a Break…..
Image from http://www.drewsdirections.com/2010/06/04/will-return-clock/ Howdy. Just wanted to let everyone know I’ll be taking a short blogging break over the weekend. Grandma is taking the kids so my wife & I can have our first weekend off in 8 years!! Thanks, Grandma! Anyway, I don’t want to give my wife the impression she has to compete with…
Petrified
“The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins” (2 Peter 1:9). We have been cleansed from our sins by the cross and resurrection of Christ. Our cleansing is twofold: 1) we are forgiven, absolved of any fault, relieved of any guilt; 2) sin ceases…
Participating in the Divine Nature (Part 2)
Continued from “Participating in the Divine Nature (Part 1)” “…he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires” (2 Peter 1:4). The phrase “participating in the divine nature” can seem a little inaccessible. What…
Let Freedom Ring!
“Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Gal. 5:1, HCSB) Slavery? To what? What is Paul talking about? Other verses in Galatians show us slavery is a performance-based relationship with God. In other words, like slaves, we have a place in God’s household…
Participating in the Divine Nature (Part 1)
Image from http://www.cafepress.com/artoffoxvox “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused…
Promises, Promises
“He has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” (2 Peter 1:4, NIV). When we hear the term “Bible promises,” we tend to think of blessings or things God gives us. God certainly…
Suggestion Box
A post with this same title appeared awhile back on The Voice of One. In it, I asked readers to suggest things they’d like me to post about. At that time, one person asked me to post about the supremacy of Jesus in Revelation, and I did. As a way to foster interaction, I’ve decided…
Harvest and Completion (Tabernacles Part 3)
Tabernacles, we mentioned, celebrated the maturing and harvesting of the whole crop. Often, the idea of harvest is associated with evangelism, “reaping” souls for the kingdom of God. But evangelism is probably more like scattering seed and conversion like seed sprouting. No one harvests seeds or sprouts. Only mature plants bearing grain or fruit are…
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