Tag: Faith
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The quiet time
As I sit here on a quiet November evening in 2025, sixty-seven years after that January night in Kirbyville, I find myself doing what old engineers do best: tracing the signal all the way back to its source. It started with a curious boy in Buna who followed a dog named Brownie too far into…
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My Epitath
Here lies John E. Hargrove January 24, 1958 – [date yet to be written] A boy from Buna who never stopped wondering how things worked and never stopped trying to make them work for others. He chased signals across microwave towers and fiber miles, built networks that carried light to forgotten places, and in the…
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Reminder of the Light
Some days I’m reminded to go back to the starting point. “In the beginning was the Word…” That truth centers me. It reminds me that everything we’re doing—family, work, community—rests on something solid and steady. The scriptures in the RCL today lean into that same hope. Daniel talks about God standing with His people even…
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WEEK 2 – The Coming Light Prelude Study for Book of John
Key Truth The light of Christ does not arrive after the night ends—it enters while it is still dark. God’s promise is not that suffering will disappear before He comes, but that His presence is stronger than any darkness you’re walking through. Scripture Focus Isaiah 9:1-7 “The people walking in darkness have seen a great…
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The World Before the Word
God Speaks Creation and Covenant Into Being Introduction: When God Speaks, Everything Changes Before the Gospel of John ever opens with those majestic words—”In the beginning was the Word”—the Old Testament has been quietly preparing us for this revelation. Long before John identifies Jesus as the living Word of God, Scripture reveals a God who…
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Let My Love Open the Door
Let My Love Open the Door (inspired by Pete Townshend’s song and the words of Jesus in Matthew 22:37–40) When Pete Townshend sang, “Let my love open the door to your heart,” he probably wasn’t trying to preach a sermon—but he touched on something deeply spiritual. Love is the master key. Jesus said it even…
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AI, Neuralink, and Biblical Prophecy: SESSION 3 – Endurance, Humanity, and Hope of the Kingdom
Endurance, Humanity, and Hope of the Kingdom Read: Revelation 14:12, Revelation 17–18, Revelation 21:1–5, Daniel 7:27 Main Idea Prophecy calls believers to faithful endurance and living hope. Every Babel and Babylon eventually collapses under its own arrogance, but the Lamb reigns forever. Christ’s kingdom restores the full dignity of humanity and gathers His people into…
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How spiritual realities often underlie worldly events.
Old Testament Foundations: The Unseen Battle Behind History 1. Daniel — Empires and Angels (Daniel 10–12) Daniel’s visions expose the “spiritual architecture” behind earthly power.In Daniel 10, the angel tells him, “The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days… then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me.”Behind the political…
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Several strands of biblical wisdom for those haunted by regret and recurring temptation
1. Remember that God’s mercy is greater than memory. Romans 8:1 says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Condemnation is not the same as conviction. Conviction calls you back to grace; condemnation chains you to the past. The devil traffics in old evidence. God calls you into a new…
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AI, Neuralink, and Biblical Prophecy: Week 2
Idolatry, Hubris, and Discernment in the Digital Age (Week 2 of the study “AI, Neuralink, and Biblical Prophecy”) Our world moves at the speed of thought. Artificial Intelligence writes, reasons, and recommends. Neuralink and similar technologies promise to merge human minds with machines. The language of progress sounds thrilling—but also unsettling. What does Scripture say…
John Hargrove Seeking Truth and Reality 