Simply stated, this site comprises my thoughts about God as I have pondered Him in my travels through this crazy, messed up, broken, and beautiful world - i.e what does it look like to walk with God and how do we best travel this pilgrimage for his highest glory and our greatest joy.
Some may be surprised to hear or know that God's glory and our joy are not at odds but go hand in hand. As you dig into this site, you will see I attempt to help others discover how and why.
These are conclusions I have come to based on what I have seen constantly in scripture first, and the human condition also - my own and others - and how to apply these conclusions - accurately I hope - to real-life challenges.
In short, I share things that have helped free me to better love and honor God and my "neighbor" in the hope they will help you as well. I have a long way to go but this blog voices my own struggles in seeking to be all he has created me to be.
Feel free to recommend this blog to others. Send them to https://thotsaboutgod.blogspot.com or any specific article you find helpful.
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These are conclusions I have come to based on what I have seen constantly in scripture first, and the human condition also - my own and others - and how to apply these conclusions - accurately I hope - to real-life challenges.
In short, I share things that have helped free me to better love and honor God and my "neighbor" in the hope they will help you as well. I have a long way to go but this blog voices my own struggles in seeking to be all he has created me to be.
Sometimes I don't cite a large amount of scripture to support all my posts (while some of my posts are a deep dive into a specific passage). That is because the underlying theme of the post is woven within and throughout scripture. I'm simply elaborating on and fleshing out the meaning of terms that the church at large has gotten so used to that we are numb to their full significance. Common words such as glory, love, grace, worship, beauty, heart, or Spirit would be good examples.
Not to mention culture often redefines the meaning of some terms not in the same way originally intended by scripture.
If, while reading, God brings to mind specific passages that support the theme of a post, by all means, share them and, if helpful, we can incorporate them into the article. I often do this myself when I come back and reread a post and God brings scripture to mind.
If, while reading, God brings to mind specific passages that support the theme of a post, by all means, share them and, if helpful, we can incorporate them into the article. I often do this myself when I come back and reread a post and God brings scripture to mind.
Another thing I attempt to do is show how key themes run throughout scripture, making the Bible a diverse but unified whole. I have concluded that all key themes are in seed form in the book of Genesis - the book of beginnings if you will - and run through the whole of divine scripture, culminating in the Revelation of Jesus Christ i.e. The last book of the Bible. Hopefully, this blog will help make those connections more clear.
Godspeed and happy navigating.
NOTE: If you are on a mobile phone you will want to view this on a PC or in the "web version" for it to properly display.
This blog is organized primarily through the navigation bar near the top (also pictured immediately below).
Just mouse over the categories listed in the above horizontal bar and you will see a drop-down menu like the example on the immediate right. Then click on a particular topic of interest (e.g. love, faith, obedience, etc.).
When you do, a page will appear with all the posts that deal directly or indirectly with that topic (you also may have to read the entire post to get the connection).
To see all the posts on a given topic, scroll down to the last blog post on the page and click on "next posts" as you see in the example immediately below. Repeat this until there are no more pages.
Godspeed and happy navigating.
NOTE: If you are on a mobile phone you will want to view this on a PC or in the "web version" for it to properly display.
· Navigate this blog:
This blog is organized primarily through the navigation bar near the top (also pictured immediately below).
Just mouse over the categories listed in the above horizontal bar and you will see a drop-down menu like the example on the immediate right. Then click on a particular topic of interest (e.g. love, faith, obedience, etc.).
When you do, a page will appear with all the posts that deal directly or indirectly with that topic (you also may have to read the entire post to get the connection).
To see all the posts on a given topic, scroll down to the last blog post on the page and click on "next posts" as you see in the example immediately below. Repeat this until there are no more pages.
You may have as many as 5 full pages of articles before you come to the very last post on that subject. Just tap the back button on your browser to return to the first page.
If you do not wish to read all posts on a given topic, just scroll through the titles to pick and choose the ones that sound most like what you are looking for.
At the end of many of the articles are embedded links to other posts - right before the footnotes, which display in blue font as you see here (whenever you "mouse over" a link your cursor pointer will display. Run your cursor over see here and try it.
Most of what I post are singular points of discussion that are also tied to a unified whole. Some articles may even seem to contradict each other, not unlike what we sometimes find in scripture. So each post, though somewhat a stand-alone article, is also often best understood in relation to other topics, therefore I suggest the addtional articles at the end of most articles. As of this edit (05/2024), we have published 408 posts on a wide variety of topics, most regarding our spiritual development or formation, some on apologetics or philosophy, and some on theology, eschatology (i.e. "end times"), economics or politically related topics. We add 1 to 4 new posts a month.
You can also search this blog with the search feature near the top left of this page under the navigation bar above, also pictured on right ----------->
Just type in a word or phrase such as "love" "grace" or "the image of God" etc and a list of articles with that word or phrase will display. Again, there may be as many as a dozen or more articles that will come up. As I mentioned, keep scrolling down and/or click on "next post" on the bottom right to see them all.
Also, if you wish to see the posts in chronological order, they are listed under "Blog Archive" along the left side of this page.
The most popular posts over the last week are on the right.
If you find the articles I post helpful you can subscribe - it's free for now. I may offer it by subscription once I move over to substack soon. All you need to provide is an active email address.
At the end of many of the articles are embedded links to other posts - right before the footnotes, which display in blue font as you see here (whenever you "mouse over" a link your cursor pointer will display. Run your cursor over see here and try it.
Most of what I post are singular points of discussion that are also tied to a unified whole. Some articles may even seem to contradict each other, not unlike what we sometimes find in scripture. So each post, though somewhat a stand-alone article, is also often best understood in relation to other topics, therefore I suggest the addtional articles at the end of most articles. As of this edit (05/2024), we have published 408 posts on a wide variety of topics, most regarding our spiritual development or formation, some on apologetics or philosophy, and some on theology, eschatology (i.e. "end times"), economics or politically related topics. We add 1 to 4 new posts a month.
· Search this blog:
You can also search this blog with the search feature near the top left of this page under the navigation bar above, also pictured on right -----------> Just type in a word or phrase such as "love" "grace" or "the image of God" etc and a list of articles with that word or phrase will display. Again, there may be as many as a dozen or more articles that will come up. As I mentioned, keep scrolling down and/or click on "next post" on the bottom right to see them all.
Also, if you wish to see the posts in chronological order, they are listed under "Blog Archive" along the left side of this page.
The most popular posts over the last week are on the right.
· Subscribe to this blog:
If you find the articles I post helpful you can subscribe - it's free for now. I may offer it by subscription once I move over to substack soon. All you need to provide is an active email address.
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Last but not least, we will be moving this entire blog to Substack in the not-to-distant future, hopefully by the end of this summer (2024).
· Recommend this blog:
Feel free to recommend this blog to others. Send them to https://thotsaboutgod.blogspot.com or any specific article you find helpful.
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If you have any questions or comments on any article, submit them at the bottom of the post just like you see below.
IF a comment field is not showing, you will see "no comments", "1 comment" etc. If you do, simply click on it, and a field to make a comment will appear as you see in the pic below.
(when you have finished your comment before you "publish" (i.e. post) your comment, select "comment as" right under the comment area. Just pick "anonymous" as you see in the picture above if you don't use any of the other options listed).
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Grace and Peace to you
Jim Deal
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