Category Archives: Christian Living

When God Asks the Impossible: Meet the Widow of Zarephath

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

Have you ever read through a familiar passage of scripture and been surprised to notice something for the first time?  That happened to me recently.  In reading through 1 Kings, I came to the account of the Prophet Elijah’s early … Continue reading →

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Time, Chance, and the Providence of God

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

The “Final Four” for the 2017 Men’s NCAA Championship have been determined!  For those of you who don’t follow college basketball, this is a big deal.  Sixty-four teams are invited to compete in this annual championship.  They are divided into … Continue reading →

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Blessings in Worse Waters

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

The biblical account of Naaman and his encounter with God has always intrigued me.  Everything that we know about this once great and powerful man can be read in 2 Kings chapter five – take a moment to read it!  … Continue reading →

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Psalm 1:1 Learning to Say “No”

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

When I was a boy, my family used to camp several times a year.  There were five of us then: Dad, Mom, Doug, Bob, and Jim (Steve was born when the three of us older brothers were young men – … Continue reading →

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Perseverance or Insanity?

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

Seven years ago I posed myself a question that I would like to share with you as you begin this new year.  It was sometime in April 2010 that I was watching my youngest two boys (then ages five and seven) … Continue reading →

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The Representative Christian

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

During times of socio-political angst, Christians are often perplexed about how to participate in a secular culture.  Whatever we do, or any segment of society for that matter, participation can be challenging.  We are sometimes caricatured as  SNL’s “Church Lady” or, more viciously, … Continue reading →

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What Did You Buy with Yesterday?

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

Not many of the young men I coach are familiar with the name Gayle Sayers.  At one time, and perhaps still today, some football commentators consider him one of the best – or even the very best – running back … Continue reading →

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Gospel Joy

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

The world is a stranger place than you think it is.  A year and a half ago I was riding in the rear bench seat of a Toyota all-terrain minivan on one of the very few paved roads in south-western … Continue reading →

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Unfulfilled Longings: A 36 Pontiac and Proverbs 13:12

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

Several years ago I had a chance to spend a morning with my Grandfather and I learned something about him that I had not known before.  I don’t remember how it came up, but while we were sitting in the hospital … Continue reading →

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A Strange Tree: the Life of the Righteous

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

“The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon.” Psalm 92:12 All analogies break down.  Perhaps you have heard that before.  This bit of common sense suggests that nothing is “exactly” like anything … Continue reading →

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