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Replacing the “Evangelicals!”
August 2018 Ramesh Richard by Ramesh Richard A devotional this article is not, but it still might warm the heart, stimulate the mind and inspire awareness for action. Thank you, dear friend, in advance for your patient understanding and reading, as I depart from expository and spiritual [...]
God-Sent John: A Reflection on John Richard’s Life
February 2018 *Ramesh Richard by Ramesh Richard "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John." Upon this important occasion of bidding a temporary farewell to my father, allow me to stretch that introduction of John the Baptizer in John 1:6 into a description of John [...]
Power Points from Pain Points
December 2017 by Ramesh Richard The number one request I receive after classes is simply: "Can we have your PowerPoint?" You know PowerPoint presentations have become ubiquitous for communicators. To visually oriented audiences, PowerPoint slides help move a presentation forward, aid comprehension and enhance memory of major points. Traveling [...]
Salvation Grammar: Reformations’ Nouns & Prepositions
October 2017 by Ramesh Richard Over its first 1,300 years, "Christianity" increasingly separated from the Bible and developed a salvation grammar of its own. The Faith dislodged itself from the parameters of the Scripture’s epistemological (i.e., how we know what we know) foundation. The nouns of salvation were the same—grace, [...]
iA.S.K: Messaging God
August 2017 by Ramesh Richard The ubiquitous “i” prefix stands for words like internet and innovation. It has also turned us inward, arousing self-centeredness and exhibitionism through selfies and social media. But altruistic verbs like care or love can sanctify the “i” pronoun in front of them. I recently addressed a [...]
Christmas Rushes – Goodwill Gushes!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116705/ December 1996 by Ramesh Richard Holiday sentiment is already invading our culture by late September. Fall foliage, weather change, and mail-order catalogs tell us that Christmas is right around the bend. Geese are getting fat, retailers are getting stocked, and children are practicing Jingle Bells on the family piano. [...]
AweZambezi! Awesome Grace!
March 2017 by Ramesh Richard Awesome. My teenage kids use that adjective too often. Everything from pizza to nice weather casually qualifies as awesome. I gently as my “pre-people” to be more discriminate in its use. Basically an exclamation, the word conveys joy, celebration, and mystery. But most of all, it [...]
Mishap or Happening: Discovering Your Part in the Eternal Drama
April 1998 by Ramesh Richard “Does God play dice with the universe?” asked Mr. Einstein. He couldn’t bring himself to an unqualified “yes” to that question. My question is more personal: Does God play dice with your life? At a visceral level, life seems to be random, alternating between good [...]
Columns In The Caverns: Truths for Daily Transformation
October 1998 by Ramesh Richard My family and I recently experience a colossal hole in the earth “deep in the heart of Texas.” Looming beneath us was a magnificent cave just discovered in 1963 during the construction of a major highway. The Inner Space Caverns boast extraordinary cave drapery. Dramatic [...]
Fly Again! Overcoming Spiritual Fatigue
October 1999 by Ramesh Richard Tired and grounded hot air balloons. Visiting the National Balloon Museum, my family came upon a modest but creative display of an interesting sport covering two centuries. Initially paper bags filled with hot air were launched in the air. Subsequently a duck, a sheep, and a [...]