tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49173172872995087332024-09-09T04:34:06.955-04:00A Second LookThe fifth book in my series challenging the conventional wisdom of Christianity on what Salvation truly means, and how to get rid of the sin that plagues our lives. If you enjoy it, check out my other sites at ... http://www.liberal-christians.blogspot.com/ and find peace!Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.comBlogger417125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-81270068439300720712019-06-08T09:30:00.002-04:002019-06-08T09:30:49.593-04:00This BLOG has moved ...Greetings Reader,
I thank you very much for showing an interest in this BLOG. I hope it is bringing you closer to Jesus and thereby making your life better in the here and now. For purposes of re-organization, I have opened up a new BLOG with all the books I have written in it online (and free) including the new content I continue to share.
The main link Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-16404888288565194072019-06-01T09:20:00.000-04:002019-06-01T09:20:27.407-04:00A Different Reaction ...
Have you ever noticed how the same written content will
often inspire a completely different reaction across a group of readers? The words on the paper (or in the email) do
not change an inch. But the tone of how
it is read, and the agenda behind how we perceive what was written between the
lines, changes to nearly every reader who takes the time to read it. Some folks Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-3812206671022082742019-05-24T20:14:00.000-04:002019-05-24T20:14:29.425-04:00The Coming of Elias ...
No-one believes in “now”.
Everyone seems comfortable in “someday”.
But to believe that someday is here, seems to much for any of us to
accept. When the time comes, it is time
to stand. But there is the catch, when
does “when” truly arrive. As Christians
we await the second coming, we await the end of all things. 2000+ years ago, an
oppressed people awaited the Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-58553052300959525042019-05-17T15:22:00.000-04:002019-05-17T15:22:27.513-04:00The Preamble ...
Most of our New Testament is made up of letters to fellow
believers, and in general to encourage them to hang on to what they have been
taught. Even the Gospel of Luke itself
begins in letter form to a believer called Theophilus. It reminds me of some of our reality TV
programs, where contestants may be separated from their families in order to
participate. Often the TV Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-15270328827275184332019-05-11T12:25:00.000-04:002019-05-11T12:25:17.615-04:00The Apostles of Christ ...
One could say the “Apostles of Christ” begin in the aftermath of Jesus Christ. The writers of the Old Testament all had a
direct connection with Jesus Christ through the means of prophecy and
vision. But they all lacked the history
of His life. They knew Him but only
through the means that a prophet can know God, through inspiration. And finding other people/prophetsKristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-76691706101343409102019-05-03T15:53:00.000-04:002019-05-03T15:53:07.758-04:00One For The Road ...
There comes that time, when something appears bound to end,
that we begin to crave just one more of it, before it is completely gone. For some, this happens in a bar at closing
time. For others, this happens near the
end of a relationship that for some unexplainable reason is about to end. For a lucky few, it happens in my daughter’s
Bible school class, where the Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-90703388858208443652019-04-27T08:15:00.000-04:002019-04-27T08:15:43.752-04:00Point / Counter-Point ...
In the old days of Saturday Night Live (SNL), they used to
run a skit entitled Point / CounterPoint during their weekend update news
segment. The humor came not from the
topics they discussed, but from the incredibly rude and horribly anti-politically
correct language they used to discuss them.
The name calling was most of the fun for viewers, and generally so
distracting, that Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-47674069807830687422019-04-19T16:35:00.000-04:002019-04-19T16:35:30.855-04:00By Far, the Stronger Sex ...
Remember those “He man” bubble gum comics back in the
day? For those of you asking what is
bubble gum, just try to humor an old man.
Way back in the 1950’s version of America, when men were men, and women
were … let’s just be kind and say the object of men’s affection. Yes, we all know they were considerably more
than that, I’ll get there. The comic
strip of the day Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-38193392626740775352019-04-12T18:06:00.000-04:002019-04-12T18:06:12.942-04:00Radical Transformation ...
If you knew the end from the beginning, you wouldn’t choose
it any other way. This assertion will be
verified in heaven (look me up, if it turns out I was wrong 😊). But
because we don’t know: it feels much more like a rollercoaster doing 90mph and
its just certain there is some track missing up ahead. Roller coasters at high speed are dangerous
enough when guided by the Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-90648770408729005322019-04-05T18:31:00.000-04:002019-04-05T18:31:06.352-04:00An Atheist's Anthem ...
“If I only saw a
sign, I would believe.” This is a
familiar chorus I have heard from nearly every non-believer I have
encountered. Sadly, it is also a
familiar refrain I have heard from many Christians. We look for the impossible to validate a
faith that does not make any sense. We
ask to see the impossible for ourselves, unwilling to take the words or
Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-91027496899179797022019-03-29T18:07:00.000-04:002019-03-29T18:07:33.119-04:00A PhD in Cruelty ...
How hard is it for you to be “nice”? Does your significant other (or perhaps a
close family member) seem to enjoy sharing “painful” truth about you, to
you? Or is it you, who cloaks pain with
truth, when you speak to others. Often
folks who do this, are not even aware they do it. But the ones on the receiving end are acutely
aware. Everyone wants the truth.&Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-88087395176112144892019-03-22T15:47:00.000-04:002019-03-22T15:47:44.188-04:00When the Executive Looks the Other Way ...
We rely on our President to take action, set policy, and
improve the state of our country. But
what happens when things go from bad to worse to even worse still? Most folks in our country think of themselves
as either Republicans or Democrats. Even
those who consider themselves Independents usually have a leaning one way or
the other with the major two parties (on policy Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-25611338723631672582019-03-15T14:56:00.001-04:002019-03-15T14:56:57.687-04:00Fields of Blood ...
As crop choices go, attempting to plant blood is not going
to yield much, except perhaps a harvest of horror. So when a field anywhere in the world earns
that title, it typically means something horrible must of happened there, and
what is remembered most about this place, is death, and blood. Back in Roman times blood was fairly common place. The value of life perhaps at Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-38842320759683761882019-03-08T18:43:00.000-05:002019-03-08T18:43:24.800-05:00On the Edge of Brokenness ...
How many in a crowd go unnoticed? Who might you know, that carries the crushing
weight of loneliness? It is our
isolation to blame, some we have chosen, some beyond our control. But when we feel separated, and alone, the
weight begins to mount until it is so great it is beyond our words to describe. TV is only distraction from it. The internet makes it worse.&Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-16654101718687171062019-03-01T17:45:00.001-05:002019-03-01T17:45:51.122-05:00Helping God [part 2 of 2] ...
In our previous study, we examined how we might have been a
positive part of helping God in the form of providing Him comfort when He
needed it most. All we needed to do was
to pray to avoid temptation. But instead
we slept. By contrast Judas may
demonstrate what it looks like when man helps God accomplish what man thinks
needs to be done. For not all the
disciples Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-84118951043226215982019-02-23T16:09:00.000-05:002019-02-23T16:09:32.508-05:00Helping God [part 1 of 2] ...
There are many stories in the Bible about what happens when
we (man that is) decide God needs some help in fulfilling His plans, and we set
about to do so. Just because these
stories are captured and printed in the Bible does NOT mean that each episode
was designed as an object lesson for us to follow; rather, they are presented
to show us what problems we bring about when we do this.Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-20019215478023107622019-02-16T11:38:00.000-05:002019-02-16T11:38:23.664-05:00The Price of Devotion ...
The one thing all of us hold on to with everything we have
is our life. We do not look forward to death
and try to postpone that eventuality as long as possible. It is human nature. It is the nature of life itself. Life was meant to be lived. It was meant to be eternal. But the embrace of sin introduced pain, and
eventually death. Things God did notKristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-44461471681983229542019-02-09T08:52:00.000-05:002019-02-09T08:52:17.424-05:00One Last Meal ...
What if your next meal was to be your last. If you knew this to be true, would you make
it something spectacular? All your
favorite proteins. All your favorite
breads and veggies. And hey, go crazy on
the butter and seasonings because, well you know, it won’t be your cholesterol
that finally gets you. Most of us cannot
get our heads around this idea. If Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-28901992687866174622019-02-01T16:48:00.000-05:002019-02-01T16:48:20.940-05:00Conspiracies Uncovered ...
It is really hard to watch the news (pick any channel) for
any length of time, and not begin to see a conspiracy behind a given
event. We used to call those folks
conspiracy theorists (or nuts), now we just call them uncle 😊. But
where once we believed in the “good” of our institutions, or at least in the
attempt to do good by our institutions; now we lose faith them in from Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-33223232907036492692019-01-25T16:12:00.000-05:002019-01-25T16:12:31.270-05:00The Final Criterion ...
Who you are matters.
Not who you know. Not what you
know. But who you are in the core of your
character, does matter. Modern Christian
churches tend to get this entirely wrong.
They focus on what they can teach you.
The idea is that if you find out enough knowledge, some of it is bound
to rub off on you, and perhaps you might become a better person than Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-50965521979456945162019-01-18T18:21:00.001-05:002019-01-18T18:21:54.233-05:00The Schindler Moment ...
If you haven’t guessed yet, one of my favorite movies of all
time is Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List”.
There are too many things to list that I like about it, but what sticks
with me, what is stuck in my mind that lives on undimmed by failing memory, is
the moment near the end of the film.
[Spoiler Alert] Oscar, realizes
that he has saved a great many Jewish people byKristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-23350395048604834082019-01-11T16:50:00.000-05:002019-01-11T16:50:33.904-05:00Daddy Issues ...
A lot of unkind jokes use the phrase “daddy issues” to make
a punchline out of lifelong insecurities.
Most conventional thinking attributes the ideas of daddy issues to young
women inexplicably attracted to older men.
But that is far from where it truly ends. Nearly every child of divorce has some
inkling of what daddy issues entails.
And divorced or not, every childKristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-53097638276893743062019-01-04T17:56:00.002-05:002019-01-04T17:56:50.366-05:00Treasure Lost, Treasure Kept ...
What is the most important item you have in your home? Is it your TV, maybe your computer? Do you keep jewelry at home, or have you
bought furniture recently for Christmas?
If for some reason, a thief managed to break in to your home, what would
you fear the loss of the most? We think
about this before it happens. We think
about ADT or other services after it Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-77391757868933439802018-12-28T17:01:00.000-05:002018-12-28T17:01:31.612-05:00What We Never Watch ...
I hate it when networks cancel a perfectly good TV
show. No, I am not talking about Modern
Family, which turns out to be one of my favs.
But some group of writers come up with a really good idea. They pitch it with success. They hire an ensemble cast of actors to give
the script life. And great TV is
born. However, just because a show is
great, does not Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917317287299508733.post-14219150400001646322018-12-21T14:34:00.001-05:002018-12-21T14:34:41.336-05:00The End is Near [part 3]; a complete desolation of hearts ...
What do you fear the most?
Would the sudden and permanent rejection of your love top the list? There is a reason for the expression “broken
hearts”. There is even a physiological
condition that can pair with that expression so extremely it can actually kill
you. It is said that Jesus died of a
broken heart while on the cross. The
separation from His Father was Kristian Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512570982092493543noreply@blogger.com0