Joseph Herrin (05-19-2011) It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity... [Opening line of Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens] We live in an hour when both darkness and...

Joseph Herrin (05-16-2011) There have been a number of important signs in the news that have been clearly marked as parables pertaining to Christians. The previous post spoke of an event in the town of Los Cristianos, whose name means “Christians.” This post will look at another news item that has...

Joseph Herrin (05-14-2011) I have not had much time to post blogs recently as other activities have kept me busy. When I awoke Wednesday the Spirit instructed me to go out that day and get a trailer hitch installed on my bus so that I could pull the cargo trailer Yahweh gave me last year on my...

Joseph Herrin (05-09-2011) Artwork by Douglas Alves Ferreira Several people have written to me asking about various Scriptures that could be viewed as supporting a Christian’s right to defend themselves against those who attack them. The two main examples they have given are Stephen when he gave a...

Note: I thank everyone who sent me birthday greetings yesterday (May 7th, 2011). It was a significant day for me as I marked by 50th birthday. As I think back over the past year of my life, I could not have imagined all of the experiences that the Father would lead me through. I spent four months...

Joseph Herrin (05-05-2011) Revelation 12:11 And they loved not their lives unto the death. The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer - Jean-Leon Gerome - 1883 This post follows up on the previous one titled “EnTRUSTing.” I invite all who desire to be found approved before God to set aside time to consider...

Joseph Herrin (05-02-2011) I Peter 2:21-23 For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, Who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while...

Joseph Herrin (04-28-2011) Psalms 116:15 Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of His godly ones. David Wilkerson Yesterday, April 27, 2011 was a significant day in my life, and I believe it will also prove to be significant to many more in the body of Christ. Around 9 P.M. I received a...

Joseph Herrin (04-26-2011) II Timothy 3:13 But wicked men and imposters will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and leading astray others and being deceived and led astray themselves. [Amplified Bible] This post will look at one more aspect of arriving at the knowledge of the truth. It is...

Joseph Herrin (04-25-2011) Winston Churchill once made the statement: I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma... Many people are similarly daunted at the challenge of understanding  the various reports and technical and scientific...

Joseph Herrin (04-22-2011) Note: I have changed the comment option on the blog where it now requires a person to enter an ID in order to post comments. It has been very difficult to communicate with people when they do not leave a name. Anonymity also tends to encourage people to write things that...

Joseph Herrin (04-21-2011) A few weeks ago I had correspondence with a brother in Christ who suggested that the earthquakes around the world are not acts of God signifying the time of birth pangs foretold by Christ and His apostles. Instead, he described them as the acts of men, suggesting that...

Joseph Herrin (04-20-2011) For years I have been getting e-mails forwarded to me from Christians that attribute all manner of natural disasters to man. Hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes have been declared with much authority to be the work of evil men using technologies...

Joseph Herrin (04-18-2011) I Thessalonians 5:19-21 Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good. II Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. We live in an...

Joseph Herrin (04-17-2011) That God desires to communicate with man is abundantly evident. He sent forth His Son to reveal Himself. One of the common ways in which the Son of God is described is as “the WORD of God.” John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,...

Joseph Herrin (04-15-2011) Last night before I went to bed I noted that today’s date would be the 15th. This is 5+5+5, signifying a fulness of grace. I wondered at that moment what this day would bring, and how God’s grace might be manifested. It truly has been manifested in a most unusual manner,...

Joseph Herrin (04-14-2011) It seems rather paradoxical that the disciples of Christ are called to walk an afflicted path, while at the same time they are exhorted to maintain an attitude of joy. James 1:2-4 Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials...

Joseph Herrin (04-12-2011) My Bicycle A number of people have indicated that they like the personal posts I put up on this blog, keeping them abreast of my whereabouts, the progress on my bus conversion, and other various details of life. I don’t entertain too many guests these days, nor am I...

Joseph Herrin (04-11-2011) Joseph’s Dreams One element that I see consistently in Yahweh’s work among man is that He always gives a man a dream before calling him to suffer. The dream comes first. Then experiences enter the man’s life to qualify him to attain to the vision and promotion the Father...

Joseph Herrin (04-10-2011) My soul was greatly encouraged this day as I considered that there are only a few being saved at this time. You may well ask, “How is such a thought encouraging?” It is encouraging in the sense that I need not conclude that something is wrong with the message of the...

Joseph Herrin 04-06-2011) Occasionally I encounter objections from brothers and sisters in Christ who suggest that I make too much of the role of suffering, trials, and adversity in the life of the Christian disciple. It is suggested that my message and preaching lacks balance. I do not despise...

Joseph Herrin (03-31-2011) Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. It was with some mixed emotions that I handed the keys of my van over to its new owner a few days ago. The Father has spoken so profoundly through this vehicle that it seemed like I...

I Corinthians 1:25 The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Michael Card sings a song titled “God’s Own Fool.” The song begins with the following words: Seems I've imagined Him all of my life As the wisest of all of mankind But if God's Holy wisdom is...

Joseph Herrin (03-27-2011) Mark 13:19-20 For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be.  And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's...