Author: Ralph Thoren

No Wine (John 2, 1-11) Paper by: Ralph Thoren November 27, 2021 2:3 And wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine!” 2: 4 And Jesus said to her, “What, woman? My hour has not yet come.” 2: 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to […]

WHAT IS MAN? Paper by: Ralph Thoren This question has puzzled mankind since the beginning.  Who hasn’t stared up into a star filled sky and just wondered?   Who are we?  Why are we here? And What is our purpose?  All big questions that cannot be answered by man alone.  Yes, we can guess, theorize and […]

By: Voddie Bachaum This is the transcript of the inspirational talk given by Mr. Bachaum as he speaks to the Southern Baptists of Texas Evangelism Conference. We offer this as study material, however we recommend watching the talk on youtube .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15EoR6O-rUA You heard earlier that I came to Christ my freshman year in College. That […]

A testimonial by: Ralph Thoren Dated: July 28,2021 Beginning the road to belief The goal of this paper is to share with the reader my journey to this stage of my life.  What is this stage of my life? Let me go to the beginning and retrace the steps of my life.  Let’s see what […]

FORSAKEN By: Ralph Thoren July 17, 2021 Wow, what a word!   To abandon, to leave, to desert.  Lots of emptiness here.  Ouch, double ouch and more, much, much more. Over the last couple of years, I have been fortunate enough for my spirituality to grow to a new level.  With the time available from Covid, […]

Could be, the serpent is at work again, selling the same song in a different time.  The writing below was sent to me from My Daughter, a highly intelligent girl with a high sense of spiritual perception.  For your contemplative practice:  “Jesus said: The person who drinks from my mouth will become like me, and […]

Submitted by: Ralph Thoren February 20, 2021 We sometimes have a tendancy to filter the Bible and transform the stories ,people and truths into a different version in a Gentile sort of way. By doing this we can miss the mark on The Truth. Jeff Benner and his wife, Denise have a website known as […]

Water and Spirit Paper by: Ralph Thoren Dated: January 17,2021 This work is dedicated to and was inspired by a conversation with a young man named Christian. In a conversation with Christian and others the description of God came up.  Obvious differences in beliefs and faith(s) were involved.  I enjoy these conversations as they challenge […]

Musings by: Ralph Thoren 12/25/2020 Another Christmas closing out What’s it all about? A babies Birthday or something else Family, memories, food and more…. Football today, what the hey? Let’s keep the peace from that night Tomarrow, same as today Love is near Faith is dear. The light is bright. Don’t take flight! Ask for […]

Please understand that the above word typically identifies a Jewish Holiday. I do not intend to diminish that Holiday in anyway. I simply want to show how the Holy Spirit works and how a word can have different meanings to different people with differing beliefs. HANUKKAH  by Ralph Thoren September 27,2020     The question was and […]