December 2013: Happy Birthday Jesus!

You do know, don’t you, that Jesus was most likely not born on December 25th? He was most likely born either in the late spring or early fall.  The date of December 25th was borrowed a long time ago from a winter festival celebrated by the ancient Romans.  But the actual date really is not that important.  The importantContinue reading “December 2013: Happy Birthday Jesus!”

November 2013: Happy Thanksliving!

The next three sentences are fundamental, true statements about humans:  1.  the three basic human needs are food, clothing, and shelter.  2.  In the Bible, God promises to supply all our needs, not necessarily our wants.  3.  But, sometimes our needs and our wants are one and the same.  We all need to learn to clearlyContinue reading “November 2013: Happy Thanksliving!”

October 2013: The Journey

This Life Is A Journey Where we live in Rapid City, South Dakota, USAmerica, we have a great, first-class museum named The Journey Museum. Among other exhibits, it features the various pioneer journeys made by different people who founded and settled our region and community in the late 1800’s.  Since our first issue of The Traveler in September 2009,Continue reading “October 2013: The Journey”

September 2013: Anniversary Issue

Happy Fourth Anniversary! Note:  The Traveler is normally 3 pages; this month it is 5 pages since it’s our fourth anniversary edition] 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!  It’s a journey, a sojourn.  And for allContinue reading “September 2013: Anniversary Issue”

June 2013: Kingdom of God No.5

Enter Here Jesus taught many truths about the Kingdom of God during the last three and a half years of his life while He was here on earth 2,000 years ago.  One important truth He taught about the Kingdom of God was that it was still to come in the future, yet, it was already hereContinue reading “June 2013: Kingdom of God No.5”

May 2013: Kingdom of God #4

 Were you one of those high school or college students who hated history, feeling it was boring and useless to learn?  Not me!  I love history, but I understand many people don’t think history is important.  Would it help you to think of it a little differently if you thought of history as “His-story”?  That’s really whatContinue reading “May 2013: Kingdom of God #4”

April 2013: Kindom of God No.3

No, this issue isn’t about a new 3D  science fiction movie in which horrible, giant alien fungi attack planet earth.  But it is about fungi.  Did you know that common household yeast (a form of fungi) is referred to many times in the Bible?  It’s called “leaven,” an older word for yeast.  Jesus referred to leaven inContinue reading “April 2013: Kindom of God No.3”

March 2013: Kingdom of God: #2

I’ve just returned home from a funeral of a friend with whom I served in the Army National Guard. The funeral blended Roman Catholic tradition with that of Native American Lakota Sioux tradition.  It was a beautiful and meaningful funeral, a great way of honoring my friend’s life.  At the funeral, I was reminded once againContinue reading “March 2013: Kingdom of God: #2”

February 2013: Kingdom of God #1

Can we be in two places at once.  Yes!  How?  I’ll tell you later on in this issue or in next month’s. But first I want you to ponder a few questions:  What’s your vision for your life?  What’s your purpose in life?  What’s your mission?  Why are you here on planet earth? Why areContinue reading “February 2013: Kingdom of God #1”

January 2013: Happy New Year!

 You’ve seen it on television . . . people on South Pacific islands celebrating the new year  first, then Australia, then New Zealand, and finally the big ball dropping in Times Square in New York City with thousands of people shouting the countdown from the number 10.  What really changes for YOU at that pivotal moment in time—atContinue reading “January 2013: Happy New Year!”