Author Archives: Bill Boylan

Time’s Eternal Traveler  It was a clear, warm spring night.  Shepherds were guarding their flocks on the hillsides and meadows of Judea.  Suddenly, the dark, night skies lit up brighter than any fireworks display ever witnessed.  An angel proclaimed to the startled shepherds . . .   And you know the rest of the story!  IfContinue reading “December 2014: Eternal Time Traveler”

What’s Your View? We concluded last month’s issue by teaching about four views people hold about heaven and hell based on the Bible.  Here are what those four views have in common. First, all four views teach that authentic believers in Jesus go to heaven when they die.  One view teaches they go there throughContinue reading “November 2014: What’s Your View? Part Two”

What’s Your View?  You may not want to hear it.  You may not believe me.  But I want to tell you an astonishing truth right up front:  not all Jesus believers on this planet   believe exactly the same as you do, but they’re still believers in Jesus!   I know . . . that’s a realContinue reading “October 2014: What’s Your View? Part One”

Happy Fifth Anniversary! In the first issue of The Traveler in September 2009, we wrote:  Each of us is a traveler through the eons of time and beyond—into our final, eternal state of being! Our life is a journey, a sojourn.  And for all of us, this mortal life comes with great heights and great depths . . .Continue reading “September 2014: Happy 5th Anniversary”

Mission Belarus Okay, here’s a test; you have 30 seconds to answer. No cheating! Without looking at an atlas, tell me where the Republic of Belarus is located. Did you answer correctly? Without referring to an atlas, I’ll bet many of you didn’t know where Belarus is. However, if you’ve been turned in to internationalContinue reading “August 2014: Mission Belarus”

Pray Like This Please remember the so-called “Lord’s Prayer” is really a prayer outline Jesus taught his disciples to use as a model or pattern—or template—while praying.  Jesus never intended it to be recited over and over in a meaningless and repetitious manner. God, Your Will Be Done What’s a workable definition of God’s willContinue reading “July 2014: The Disciples Prayer, Part 2”

The so-called “Lord’s Prayer” isn’t actually Jesus’ prayer.  It’s a prayer outline He taught his disciples to use when they pray.  I’m not starting a one-man crusade to stop calling it the Lord’s Prayer, but I just want to set the record straight.  It’s a prayer Jesus was using to teach his followers—that’s you, that’s me—about howContinue reading “June 2014: The Lord’s Prayer, Part One”

Continued from last month I hope you remember the true story about Jesus with which we concluded last month’s issue of The Traveler. It was from the 24th chapter of the Book of Luke in the New Testament portion of the Bible.  If you don’t remember the story, please take a few minutes to review it.Continue reading “May 2014: The Familiar Stranger, Part Two”

The Familiar Stranger What’s it all about?  What’s what all about?  The Bible.  That’s what what’s all about.  Is the Bible merely an ancient, outdated book that has no relevance in our modern times?  Is it just a book about the ancient history of the Mediterranean region?  Is the Bible primarily a religious book?  Doesn’t the Bible contain a lot of inconsistenciesContinue reading “April 2014: The Familiar Stranger, Part One”

Continued from last month This issue contains 4 pages instead of the usual 3  One of the verses of the song “Amazing Grace” states: “’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved.” I think I understand what the song’s author meant by those words, but it bothers me that people might actuallyContinue reading “March 2014: Afraid of God?”