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Table of Contents

  1. “My Blood, Father!” How Do We Understand Such Words? April 16, 2010
  2. ‘One With You’ Poem October 17, 2024
  3. 10 Simple Steps to a Healthy Brain April 2, 2012
  4. 7 Steps to Keep Your Brain Healthy and Mind Sharp June 13, 2018
  5. 8 Steps for Successful Bible Study September 13, 2010
  6. A Call for Help January 18, 2008
  7. A Kitten, a Scorpion, or a Dragon: How Do You See Your Government? October 28, 2021
  8. A Remedy for Loneliness January 7, 2018
  9. A Scriptural Healing Plan for Overcoming Addiction April 29, 2020
  10. A Summary List of What We Believe at Come And Reason with Resource Links June 29, 2023
  11. Abuse, Christian Reconciliation, and Boundaries May 15, 2012
  12. Addictions – Does Conversion Heal the Brain? September 3, 2010
  13. ADHD June 26, 2009
  14. Adventists are for Health—Not the Herd November 12, 2021
  15. Alzheimer’s, Cholesterol, and Genetics – How to Reduce Your Risk for Dementia October 25, 2018
  16. Amusements and Jewelry September 11, 2009
  17. An Attitude of Gratitude November 19, 2019
  18. Anger — Righteous Indignation or Selfish Retaliation? May 9, 2019
  19. Anointing with Oil: Real Medicine or Superstitious Ceremony? July 6, 2018
  20. Anxiety: A Symptom Made Into a Disorder April 3, 2025
  21. Appeasing an Offended God, What It Really Means! November 4, 2013
  22. Are Jesus and Michael One and the Same? November 16, 2011
  23. Are Sins Passed Down to Our Children? February 12, 2010
  24. Assurance of Salvation December 5, 2008
  25. Atonement Models: Thoughts and Questions June 14, 2008
  26. Authority and Satan’s End-Time Deception August 29, 2024
  27. Babylon, Popery, and Your Church—A Call to Come Out October 12, 2023
  28. Babylon, the Mother of Harlots: Time To Come Out! February 11, 2021
  29. Baptism – Necessary or Not? March 4, 2011
  30. Becoming Like Little Children September 26, 2019
  31. Being a Member of God’s Family on Earth February 16, 2023
  32. Being a Priest of God May 25, 2018
  33. Beware the Methods of the Crucifiers April 14, 2022
  34. Beware: A Method of Seeking Union with Christ that Cuts One Off from Him May 1, 2025
  35. Beware: The Current Claim of “Institutional Racism” Is Really an Attack on Christianity July 27, 2020
  36. Bible Genocide & A God of Love November 25, 2013
  37. Bible Language and Judgment February 27, 2009
  38. Bible Mistranslations December 4, 2009
  39. Bible Perfection and Ongoing Sin April 17, 2025
  40. Bible Prophecy: The Overarching Theme July 7, 2020
  41. Biblical Approach to Addictions May 29, 2009
  42. Biblical Justice: What Is It? March 12, 2012
  43. Biblical Keywords: Comparing Definitions May 12, 2013
  44. Building on the Rock November 18, 2021
  45. Calling Someone Fool or Raca: What’s The Difference? October 28, 2011
  46. Changing Your Mind: Pornography and the Brain March 31, 2018
  47. Christ Our Remedy To Sin (handout) May 26, 2010
  48. Christ Our Substitute November 21, 2008
  49. Christ Pleading Before His Father March 22, 2008
  50. Christ’s “Effectual Plea” – To Whom Is He Pleading? October 9, 2009

 

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  • Assurance of Salvation

    Assurance of Salvation

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    My question is about one’s assurance of salvation.  Based on your model of salvation as opposed to the common or traditional view of salvation, as being a legal act, when can one be assured of salvation?


  • Response to Quotes in the Book, Confrontation

    Response to Quotes in the Book, Confrontation

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    I read the book called “Confrontation.” How do you understand the following statement: “The Majesty of heaven, through love and pity for fallen man, proposed to become his substitute and […]


  • Christ Our Substitute

    Christ Our Substitute

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    Can you address the question of how Jesus became our “substitute” and how you see this?


  • Freewill, Foreknowledge, and Open Theism

    Freewill, Foreknowledge, and Open Theism

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    In the aftermath of my blog two weeks ago on the question of open theism I received another request to explore the idea of free will and foreknowledge.


  • Love and Boundaries

    Love and Boundaries

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    I have been blessed by your seminar on “Healing the Mind.”  Redefining the definition of unconditional love in light of the law of liberty raises questions in my mind about what our responsibility is to each other.


  • Open Theism

    Open Theism

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    Is it not true that [you have a link in Come And Reason’s Web Resources to] Greg Boyd is a leading open theist?  He advocates a view that God’s omniscience is seeing all possibilities, not the choices that have not yet been made by human free will.


  • Should Wives Submit to Their Husbands?

    Should Wives Submit to Their Husbands?

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    My daughter is in a relationship and is hoping to get married, but her Fiance and her have different views on what it means for wives to be submissive to their husbands.


  • The Economy a sign of the End?

    The Economy a sign of the End?

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    One week ago today my wife, Christie, and I were in Washington DC and with nothing specific to do we decided to walk to the Capital building. The building was […]


  • Does Sin Contaminate The Sanctuary?  Part 2

    Does Sin Contaminate The Sanctuary? Part 2

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    Continuing with Part 2 of the following email I recieved a couple weeks ago from the topics line… Today I will explore answers to more of the questions highlighted below:


  • Does Sin Contaminate The Sanctuary?  Part 1

    Does Sin Contaminate The Sanctuary? Part 1

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    Dr Jennings I started reading your article about Jesus’ death part two. I guessed very interesting because I had not seen this way, the problem of sin, but I have […]


  • Every Eye Shall See Him

    Every Eye Shall See Him

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    I must say that I am impressed with the knowledge on this website, but I have a question that has been bothering me for a while. How will every eye […]


  • Questions About Christ’s Death – Part 2

    Questions About Christ’s Death – Part 2

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    I received the following in response to Part I along with many quotes from another Christian writer. I’m limiting the cited quotations to one due to space.


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Testimony 9

I really enjoy with you the view of a gracious God. Thank you for sharing the work you are allowing the Lord to do in you.

L., Queensland, Australia

 

Testimony 5

We listen to your bible studies lessons in our class in Montana. You actually were the main reason I decided to get a laptop, so I can go to your site and listen, read, learn, and print the class notes. I am so grateful to learn the correct view of God and his character. Now, to just have others have an interest in knowing, so I can share it with them. Good thoughts your way.

R. N., MT, USA

 

Testimony 66

I am incredibly grateful for the transformative impact you’ve had on my life, and words cannot fully express my appreciation. Over the years, I have been an avid listener and follower of C&R and extend my heartfelt thanks for creating the C&R mobile app. It has allowed me to immerse myself in your lessons repeatedly, enabling me to grasp the profound significance about the Character of God, Design Law, the protocols for life, the reasons behind the current chaos, and Christ’s mission to restore everything. They have deeply touched me. Having studied with various churches, I came away with the perception that God is no different from the deities of ancient Greek or Roman mythology—demanding sacrifices and taking pleasure in bloodshed. Thanks to your transformative teachings, I have experienced a profound awakening to the true nature of God and the immense power of His love. It is truly a remarkable and liberating sensation to finally grasp the truth and embrace the empowering nature of God’s laws. My self-perception has become brighter and more infused with love. My journey of growth continues on a daily basis.

Chris P., Lake Mary, FL, USA

 

Testimony 24

I wanted to thank you very much for presenting your understanding of God. I’ve always been troubled by this question: Why did Jesus have to die? Since my conversion I understood that The Father & Jesus are one, I did not have issues with that. But was there not any other way to save us than for Jesus to die? I guess I actually had a question about God – if He is so wise, how come He did not find another way? I did not see the real ‘beauty’  in the cross. Only when you explained the picture in the medical context, Jesus providing medicine for my selfishness, have I started to finally ‘see the light’. Thank you so much. Your seminar, “Healing the Mind,” are absolutely marvelous & have shared them with my family and many other people, including colleagues at work. Thanks, thanks, thanks. May God bless you abundantly in your ministry.

M. W., Australia

 

Testimony 30

God lead me to your book “The God-Shaped Brain” while I was searching for another book about the brain and then to your interview about your book on HeartWise Ministries [where] I found out about [Come And Reason Ministries]. I’m now devouring the webcasts of your Bible studies. I have been so greatly blessed and I thank God so much for your courage to speak the Truth in love no matter what. Listening to you contrast the two opposing systems (laws) and digging deep to unearth the hidden treasures in the Bible makes me so incredibly happy and I feel very blessed to be part of your Bible Study Group although I live far away. I am just so excited that there is a group of people that is spreading the Truth about the character of God and it saddens me how few realize what our Father in Heaven is really like.

Kessy B., Australia

 

Testimony 28

I have been following your Bible study class for about a year now. I must say I am impressed with how your ministry has grown. I took it upon myself to listen to all your lesson podcasts from the past and they have both enriched me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I have learnt a lot from this class. I have also noticed how the class has grown in spiritual strength. One of the things that benefited me is that now I am not afraid of God. I use to be, but now it has melted away. The second thing is that you helped me to have a real life relationship with God. Now He is my friend that was always there and I love having him with me all the time. Thirdly, because of this class, it inspired me to take over and lead a class. I have called it “Let Us Reason Together,” adapting your inquisitive style and creating a class of free thinkers.

T. Banda, Malawi, Africa

 

Testimony 13

I borrowed “Healing The Mind” DVDs from a friend and showed them at my home for a small gathering of women friends. Neither of my friends are Adventist, but they both enjoyed and embraced the messages you taught. In fact, one of the ladies prayed out loud in our group and that was the first time she had ever had public prayer.

J.B. ,Dalles, OR, USA

 

Testimony 50

After coming into contact with Come And Reason Ministries, I can finally say that many of my unanswered questions have fallen into place. I discovered that my view of God’s Law was “imposed laws and rules” with “imposed punishments” and that this was the major culprit of my many unanswered questions. Thanks be to God for using you and those around you to help us who have struggled with this “infection” of thought. I have now rejected the “imposed law” concept to fully embrace “Design Law”… to look thru “Design Law,” instead of “imposed law,” is a relief.

Viliami L., Australia

 

Testimony 69

After reading your book, ‘Could It Be This Simple,’ someone was explaining Christianity in a way that made sense to me for the first time in my life. One morning, I simply prayed “I’m sorry and I love you.” As soon as I silently said that, I could literally feel God’s presence and light flood down on me from above and fill me up with love and joy. I sat there crying my eyes out, because I was so overpowered with this feeling of love and joy. It was just so incredible. I hope that more people can read this book and get a blessing from it. It’s really amazing.

Rachael H.

Testimony 57

You have helped make sense of thirty two years of confusion. The material you freely provide reorganized so much of my life into such a beautiful pattern that has always been hinted at from within, but misguided with my training and what I was experiencing externally. My filipno parents, who were converted from Catholicism to SDA, were sincere and did their best to raise me the right way and I have deep respect for them. However, being immigrants and not understanding the language made for a difficult transition as I was growing up, which also applied to my spiritual growth as I learned the patterns of religion. I have been listening to as many bible study classes and reading blog posts as my time in a work truck will allow, searching for the practical applications of where spirituality and reality meet, and I thank you for helping me find that. You have helped me reach a point in which I can truly say that I love God, that I believe He loves me, and, like David, I delight in His law. God bless.

Emmanuel V., Calgary, AB Canada

Testimony 54

I had a lot of pressure, as a pastor’s kid, to conform and be “good.” I was good at being “good.” I thought my life was going along well until it all started falling apart and I could not figure out why! In my search for “why is this happening to me, God?” I came across your book, “Could it be this Simple,” and God started revealing to me the many distortions I held about His character, His principles, and how He has designed His universe to operate. I remember thinking, “Wow, I have had this all backwards.” I was happy and angry all at the same time. Happy to have the light of truth break through the darkness, revealing a wonderful, beautiful way of understanding God and His plan for His children, and angry, because I felt deceived and cheated by the church, my family, and myself!

My heart thrills when I listen to your bible study lessons. Literally I have gone from death to life. It is a journey I look forward to every day, as God reveals areas this distortion affects. Praise GOD! I will ever be grateful to God for this ministry and your cooperation with the Spirit!

Karen S., Portal, AZ, USA

 

Testimony 25

I just want to say thank you so much for your conversations via YouTube. I regularly tune in to your lectures, “Let’s Talk” sessions, and many others. Through these I’ve found greater depth and meaning to God’s word. Thanks for all that you do and please continue. I’m currently working in the middle of Silicon Valley at Stanford University. I feel like God really has me in the right place right now and I’m sensing that your teachings might be part of it.

B. F., Silicon Valley, CA, USA

 

Testimony 19

I truly believe that to know who God really is the first step to understand ourselves in a balanced and kind way, so the healing can take place. Your approach really makes sense – Thank you for your ministry!

A.M., Pittsburg, PA, USA

Testimony 17

The blessings of clarity and understanding you and your class inspire me to take from the word of God have impressed upon me so greatly the true, loving character of our Creator. I have found amazing freedom and joy through building a stronger, more intentional relationship with Him. What is new is that this is now a relationship built on love, reverence and respect rather than fear and obligation, and as such my eyes have been slammed OPEN as I am continually impressed by the manifestations of God’s true character in His provisions for fallen man.

T.E.H., Salt Lake City, UT, USA

 

Testimony 61

I grew up in a prominent protestant church and had what I like to call religious anxiety. I’ve always had questions about God and Salvation that no one could seem to answer.  I didn’t know how to find resolution. During 2020, at the height of my anxiety, I fell to my knees and begged God to show me truth and light and to give me the hope that I’ve been longing for. Days later, I stumbled upon your online videos and it was like a veil was lifted and EVERYTHING made sense! For the first time in my almost 39 years of life, my religious/spiritual anxiety has lessened. I feel a sense of freedom and peace I’ve NEVER had before… and it’s all because my view of God has changed. Thank you!

Ashleighn C.