Living the Christian Experience

A Life Long Journey of Faith

Posts by: Bill Eckert

Reflection

“And love comes from me. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for GOD IS LOVE. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. GOD IS LOVE, and all Read more…

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In a 2019 survey, nearly 205 million people, 65% of of every man, woman and child in the United States identified themselves as Christians. Throughout the world, it is estimated that there are over 2.4 billion people, almost a third Read more…

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My paternal grandfather suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. So I guess it shouldn’t have come as that big of a shock when my father started showing symptoms of it. Or when he started to forget important things like where he had Read more…

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A long, long time ago when I was around 30 years old, I was having trouble with my right ankle. It would sometimes lock up for a while and couldn’t move at all. The doctor found that I had small Read more…

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Not long ago, I went to see the movie Unplanned. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s Abby Johnson’s story of her eight years of working at Planned Parenthood—from volunteer escort while still in college, to clinic counselor to clinic Read more…

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Imagine that Jesus appears to you in your sleep and begins to speak. He says “I’m concerned that most people have come to believe that they’re going to heaven. And they believe not only are they going to heaven, but Read more…

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A few weeks ago, a friend asked me to do something for them while they were off on vacation. It didn’t require much effort on my part. I just had to pay attention to my computer for prayer requests that Read more…

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Many people have a bible verse(s) that they hold very close to their hearts. Maybe you do as well. Our verse(s) often seems to be something we want and maybe need to remind and encourage us on our spiritual journey. Read more…

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Not too long ago, I read that if we were to construct an average (Protestant) bible, it would contain about 807,000 words and be around 1,200 pages long. The average Catholic bible would be a little larger because of the Read more…