Forty Years
Here I am pondering life again, though now at a new plane as I approach the forty year mark of January 3, since my decision to follow...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 8, 20125 min read
Fixed Eyes
My life sometimes seems masochistic, for the deeper I yearn to be like Christ in the practical application of my faith in the...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 5, 20124 min read
Hebrews and Hellenists
As I continue my reading of scriptures, now in the Book of II Chronicles, the above categorization of human beings, shared in a recent...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 1, 20123 min read
Constructive Spiritual Tension
This morning, I sensed the source of tension often present in my decision making process as a political leader. I was reading a...
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Brandon Billings
Nov 25, 20123 min read
Parallel Lines
One of my favorite subjects in high school was Geometry. Certain theorems have now stuck with me throughout my 64 years, thus the title....
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Brandon Billings
Nov 8, 20123 min read
Theocracy and Democracy
If one Goggles theocracy, they will find the following definition: “A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a...
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Brandon Billings
Oct 6, 20123 min read
Politics and Lost Donkeys
Thought this might catch the reader’s eye, especially coming from an elected official! Actually, I am referencing the dynamic which...
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Brandon Billings
Oct 2, 20124 min read
Returning to Bethlehem
One of my favorite reads of the year occurs each time I cycle through the Bible into the book of Ruth. This book is laden with insights...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 28, 20122 min read
The Bronze Serpent
I continue to struggle with what I see happening across our land, economically, politically and yes, spiritually. I am of the...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 28, 20121 min read
El Elyon
Interesting followup on last post given a conversation with a Hebrew scholar. El Elyon means God most high, the introduction offered by...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 15, 20124 min read
The Order of Melchizedek
With each year I live, and with each annual round through the scriptures, I either gain new insight or struggle more with religion. Some...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 9, 20123 min read
“Delight Thyself in the Lord and He shall give…”
Delight is far deeper than “happy” and true joy flows only from its deep well. What a way to start my morning. My deep longing for...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 5, 20125 min read
The God Particle
This entry, lengthy but by no means “tongue in cheek” relates to the recent discovery of the elusive subatomic particle, to which all...
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Brandon Billings
Jun 30, 20122 min read
Paying the Dumb Tax
Still thinking about how difficult we make this religion thing! We laugh when stories are shared of ridiculous things done in life, often...
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Brandon Billings
Apr 24, 20122 min read
Heightened Awareness
Sometimes I believe that the reason I am in politics is more to observe people than to serve them, though the latter is my calling. The...
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Brandon Billings
Feb 16, 20123 min read
The Magnificent Christ
I continue to be amazed at how the scriptures read so differently each time I pass through the pages of my Bible. The text never changes...
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Brandon Billings
Feb 8, 20123 min read
The House of Judah
I continue to be amazed at the encouragement that I am experiencing around my study of Judah and Joseph this year. For those who have...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 23, 20123 min read
Aspirations
This morning and particularly with the events planned for this coming week, there seems an almost overwhelming awareness to the growing...
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Brandon Billings
Nov 8, 20112 min read
Groaning
I am so thrilled to live in the day that I live. I have the privilege of access to awesome technology. Yes, I can rise with the birds...
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Brandon Billings
Nov 6, 20113 min read
Challenged
This morning as I finish my annual walk through Ecclesiastes, I am left with the perplexities that always seem to befall me, as I read...
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