Category Archives: Sanctification

Authenticity or Self-Control?

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Bob Bjerkaas

I don’t know about you, but I have heard the word ‘authenticity’ an awful lot lately.  And, to be frank, the more I have heard it, the more I have become uncomfortable with the way it is being used.  Let … Continue reading →

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The Monsters We Become

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Bob Bjerkaas

We have just closed out a month that we often associate with monsters.  Halloween, together with October, is behind us and we are moving on to turkeys and pilgrims.  Not so fast!  Monsters are still with us – and I … Continue reading →

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My Grandmother’s Squint

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

My Grandfather is in hospice. He is in his very last days.  Every time my phone buzzes or chimes I am expecting to hear the news that he is with the Lord.  Needless to say, he has been on my … Continue reading →

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A Numb Skull and a Stiff Neck

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

I suspect that as my brothers read this blog post’s title, they are thinking, “Praise the Lord, he’s back to normal – recovery only took a month!” There may be a kernel of truth to that.  But one of the … 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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What Counts in Living for Christ?

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

This month as we watch our kids returning to school or are beginning classes ourselves, let’s do some divine arithmetic!  There are three passages in the New Testament in which the Apostle Paul tells us “what counts.”  These passages bear a … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Health Knows No Half Measures

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

If Readers’ Digest is correct and “laughter is the best medicine,” then my kids and their friends have me so well-dosed that I should live to be two hundred years old.  One of my kids’ good friends said something two … Continue reading →

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