Author: doconeal

I know what you’re thinking. I was a hypocrite about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, too. When you have children (and now grandchildren), it’s easy to justify having fun over teaching a false doctrine. That’s what it is though; a false doctrine. The Greek word for ‘hypocrite’ is ‘hupokrite’. It didn’t change much for…

Tattoos are becoming very common these days. Men in the military or prison used to be the only people you saw with tattoos. Today, tattoos are common on both male and female. Almost every popular actress has at least one tattoo and I’ve seen them on female motorcyclist for years. Now, a nurse at my…

My wife and I have two boxer dogs named Jazz and Rock. Boxers are perpetual puppies and really are fun companions. Our four children are grown so Jazz and Rock are our new “children”. Children do some pretty gross things at times and you come to expect them after a while. It starts with barfing…

No, that isn’t a typo in the title. All my life I’ve heard people ignorantly say what the Apostle Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” was that he mentions in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. I’m saying ‘ignorant’, not ‘stupid’. If you read all of Paul’s letters, you can understand what it is but Acts 9:1-19 is where…