Author: Ralph Rickenbach

And on this rock I will build My church. Mat 16:15b I will build my church. That is what Jesus tells Peter. What a relieve: I do not have to build the church. Even as a pastor or any other gift of the fivefold ministry, I am not responsible to build the church. First let’s…

I have not sat with worthless folks, I won’t consort with hypocrites. Ps 26:4 In my last blog entry I came to the conclusion that I can without shame say that I lived a blameless life. And I hope you can too. I talked about Adam and Eve that hid from God. Hiding from God…

Vindicate me, ADONAI, for I have lived a blameless life; unwaveringly I trust in ADONAI. Examine me, ADONAI, test me, search my mind and heart. For your grace is there before my eyes, and I live my life by your truth. Ps 26:1-3 Can we join David in this psalm? O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright (BBE).…

And Jesus saw a young ass and took his seat on it; as the Writings say, Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass. (These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came…

And he who is seated on the high seat said, See, I make all things new. And he said, Put it in the book; for these words are certain and true. 6 And he said to me, It is done. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. I will freely…

After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now in Jerusalem near the sheep- market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth- zatha. It has five doorways. Jn 5:1-2 In a previous post we talked about the rebuilding of the wall in Nehemia’s…