John in his Gospel, chapter 1 verse 4 makes what on the surface seems a rather plain statement about Jesus Christ: "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. NASB 95 "The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to people". GNT "In Him was life, and the life was the light of all people". NRSV He goes on to say the light shines in darkness and that darkness cannot extinguish, can never put an end to it. Jesus Himself stated in public “I am the light o

There is a worship song that includes the phrase "You are the God of all creation Lord we bless you". But what happens when in our limited knowledge, wisdom and grasp of Who God IS ("I AM") and in view of Father/Son/Spirit? What sort of god do we create? When the searching travelers following the star found Jesus with His earthly parents he was a young boy, not a babe in a manger. They bowed down and worshiped Him -as He was/is-. The thought strikes me we sometimes get creat

Unless God is Jehovah-Jireh (the God Who provides) there are times and situations in our lives we -have no provision-. Reality. Our ignorance, lack of humility, deficit of "eyes to see" often obscures this fact, and further that "every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of heavenly lights", "...and my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory", even that "God gives us all things to richly enjoy" and plenty more Bible truths, stories of Hi

A major flaw in people which often spawns distaste for others is lack of learning, education, lack of creative invention, lack of being eclectic themselves. Eclectic? " composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources". If you've read my writings for very long you've likely noticed one of my go-to views is "there's always a work-around". Except for salvation and eternal life in Jesus alone, there is most of the time, more than one way to get something accomplished. It's t

Ever been in a car when the brakes "went out" -quit working? Ever needed a break from the daily grind or family chaos? Did the Spirit of God ever impress upon you the need for a humble, repentant heart before God -the need to be broken? All of us -need- brakes and breaks of all kinds. Dependence, relationship to God and blessings come by both! ALL good! While artists and all types of makers create in part to imagine and then construct something, I say we all need moments of

I mean really, not just another night sleeping rough in the fields facing whatever weather, minding sheep, wolves and God knows what else near the bottom end of society. What a raving shock for an angel appearing like lightning in the sky speaking to -them-! Then a mass of singing angels shining bright and sounding out the prophetic fulfillment of GREAT JOY to all people. Not quite the same-old same-old to these smelly sheep herders -who after freaking out... what... either l

Let's think about two rather common ways of reality in life. I have known many people who struggle pretty much continually with depression. There are so many reasons and I have to say, truly understandable reasons- to be depressed about one's life, and the many inequities, injustices in this world! But those who mostly live with a general sense of satisfaction can at times be rather numb and uncaring for the struggles of others. Both of these issues remind me of a phrase th

Cincinnati, Ohio or nearby? If you or someone you know might want to join me and many others at City On a Hill New Year's Eve., 2 things: I'm doing an appx. 30 song set with a number of surprises. Secondly, it's a FREE EVENT but they have some limits to space so are asking attendees to do the ticket thing via Eventbrite -here's the link for you, below. Thanks and hope to see some of you this year... and next HA! And as always, thanks for stopping by! -Glenn https://www.eventb

There are many, many levels and ways to be inspired. Today, I, being no expert will mention 3 of them as for me they have been fountains of stirred waters that spilled out into songs -and sometimes prose and poems. You know yourself best (even if others know you more honestly and in some areas, thoroughly) so that's a good place to start when using words. Rhyming or not, there's no sin in using a synonym website and/or rhyming site when choosing words. Next, you know or in

If anyone reading this or anyone you know lives in near-constant chaos, stability is something to consider! What? I often call it "boring stability". You know, getting out of bed in the morning, off to school or work, same-old, not flamingly exciting, just day-in-day-out with some minutes of rest, play here and there in the week or on some of your weekend. That's it. Simple- and chosen by people like myself. "But" you might say "you live an exciting life Glenn! You and your f

A friend recently asked me about my view on the movement (actually, movements if you travel and/or study deep enough) which are also called Home Church by some. So here it is in December, 2025. First, there are at very least 3 streams of strongly connected house churches (and likely more) that I'm aware of throughout the world. They have their similarities and differences as per all churches, denominations and such. Some hc movements are in China and other shall we say "diffi

So if you read through my recent post on free/cheap recording, you'll know I focused on my fave computer operating system for doing so. Now hear me- I'm NO mechanic so when people start talking about fixing a car engine I get lost and want to stop trying to think it all through... intimidated with what sounds complex, daunting- so I fully understand when I'm talking what sounds like tech as a foreign language if some folks bail on it real quick. I truly get it!! BUT... One ma

Well here I am again sitting outside of Cook County Jail in Chicago. In a few minutes I'll check in at the gate and go to share a bit of my testimony of grace in my life and encourage those attending the Bible study to give thanks. Can we breathe at all? Give thanks! Can we hear even a little? Thanks to God! Does food have any taste? Praise God. can we walk or otherwise move around a bit? Bless the Lord! Have we eyes to read and the ability to make sense with writings? Allelu

And don't ALL of us struggle at times?! Yes. So here's -part- of what I sent a longtime friend of mine recently. One of a long list of things he mentioned was holiday blues (depression) and a number of issues along with his joy in studying the Bible. Thanksgiving should be daily from each of us toward God, that's a fact, whew! " My Bro, I totally appreciate the update! Never hesitate to write and long as you like, I read it all, pray for you then w. a bit more clarity. Ha, we

Charlie Peacock sang "We're a whole lot different, we're a whole lot, the same". Yup. In "If I Leave This World Tomorrow" I often sing in the verse about having traveled all around the world "People are people wherever you go". Reality. Yet some folks are so focused on self, their own comfort zone, what they've always thought of as "right", they have a tendency to suspect, worry and even fear someone "not like me ". Truth, no? And so concern for what feels safe, fear, even a

Decades ago as part of a pastoral leadership team our annual retreat centered on a book we all read through and commented on over several days. Sorry, I don't recall the book title or authors all these years later but some 6 or 8 writers all had a chapter sharing scripture and their various studies and not-all-in-agreement thoughts on the subject of hell. I've done years off off-and-on study of the issue/s and so far this web article happens to be one of my personal faves on

...what God may do in and -through- you in the future. Do you? I mean, here and there a glimmer of what may come to pass, a "still small voice" and various confirmations it is (or in retrospect was ) truly the voice of God in your heart like a window from heaven opening or a distant song from somewhere down the street. Or was it a dream, a faintly recalled vision of sorts? A phrase that leaps from scripture or a little child leading with words that caught your attention, that

Every morning I wake up and put whatever clothes on I'm going to wear, pray, brew a cup of coffee. I break open my several devotionals, read, pray more, check the weather and some of my many emails and direct messages and so on. One of my daughters orders a diet coke and ice water with two lemons each morning at the Micky D drive-through. Perhaps most every Sunday you head to a local church (the same one most if not all Sunday's) with the same folks, etc., etc.. The English a