Devotional Readings – Rainbow Trout

What Mike Ratliff writes in this post sounds easy. Some might say let go and let God. But clearly we are called to be active in the process even though it is by God’s Grace alone. The points Mike makes are a good start: How do we present our bodies as a living and holy… Continue reading Daily Bread….

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But ye are a chosen generation…..

March 17, 2026 Ron Francis

Mike Ratliff’s post below turned out to be much longer than I thought it would be. It is fairly balanced and worth the time to read. https://mikeratliff.wordpress.com/2026/03/15/limited-atonement/ I was first made aware of these doctrines some 25 years ago as I was working through a number of Dr. S. Lewis Johnson’s sermons, and was particularly… Continue reading But ye are a chosen generation…..

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Atonement and Redemption

February 8, 2026 Ron Francis

I’m one who thinks that Paul is the author of Hebrews…I’ve read some good discussion of this both ways. I do like to imaging that Paul who was a Jewish scholar and had the training and understanding to write to the Jews. Although known in other settings as the Apostle to the Gentiles might have… Continue reading Atonement and Redemption

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The Grace of Christ….

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 Ron Francis

I was going to write a comment on Mike Ratliff’s site but decided to just reblog it. Too long. If you read it listen to his words of challenge. I write this to illustrate a bit of how I try to follow that exhortation. I’m talking about getting into the Word of God, praying and… Continue reading The Grace of Christ….