All posts by John H. Campbell

Hands making heart shape

Cleaning House

I have said it many times, but I feel it always bears repeating, and at this time it seems particularly appropriate: there is never a need to wonder where God is, or to engage in a desperate search for God. God has this uncanny ability

Man worrying with furrowed brow

Three Little Words

Being a very liberal minded and somewhat unorthodox Christian, and one who has long since made the wonderful discovery of the eternally valuable, relevant, spiritually powerful, and consistently inspiring wisdom which can bless us when reading the Bible with an open heart and mind rather

Dandelion blowing in the wind

Reason for Celebration

“If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” – John 8:31-32 “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “He who would

Tealight Candle on Human Palms

Let There Be Light

What do you first think of when you hear the word “light”? I cannot venture to guess what exactly what meaning it will carry for each individual, but I know what it always represents to me. For myself, it generally means something good, aligned with

Dove flying in Lisbon, Portugal

In a Perfect World

The fictional but very insightful character “Forrest Gump” was famous for many phrases, but perhaps the most quoted of those is, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” It has over the past 10-15 years become a phrase

Seedling

First Things First

God knows that you need all of these things. But strive first for the Dominion of God and God’s righteousness, and all of these things will be given to you as well. Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own.

Dandelion blowing in the wind

Pennies from Heaven

I found a penny today, just laying on the ground; But it’s not just a penny, this little coin I’ve found. Found pennies come from Heaven, that’s what my Grandpa told me; He said that angels toss them down-Oh, how I loved that story!” He

Complex clouds form after many inches of rain over several days near Stockton, California.

After the Storm

Revelation 21: 5: “See, I am making all things new.” Many who may be reading this might be where I once found myself. Others may have moved forward, and merely want to see or read about the path, or beliefs of another, if for no

Tattooed man praying

The God That Failed Me

That’s right. I felt that way at one time, that God had failed me. Not the real God that I know now, mind you; the real God, the God of Love, is not even capable or aware of such a fear-based human invention as “failure.”

Light emanating into a cave opening

What Remains?

Talk about an instance of what seems to be the worst possible timing! Just before the time that Easter, and the time when one of the key events in the Bible is said to have happened and believed by many Christians to have happened (the