Author Archives: Jon Gleason

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About Jon Gleason

Former Pastor of Free Baptist Church of Glenrothes

“Not Pleasure Boats”

We aren’t pleasure boats.  A pleasure boat can zip all over the lake, but a freighter has to stay in the channel. – Jeff Smith (Sunday’s sermon) My additional thoughts: A lightweight without any depth might “get away” with a lot.  The … Continue reading

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Punishment, Barbarism, the god of This World, and the Gospel

Matters of justice are not a mere political battle. They are about the nature of God and about the Gospel. Continue reading

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You Still Go Aground

You can’t see the dangers that are under the water.  When the water is smooth, if you get out of the channel, you still go aground. – Jeff Smith (yesterday’s sermon) A few of my additional thoughts: The middle of … Continue reading

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This is sunset on the Sea of Galilee.  A few more pictures below the jump….

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Less Than 100 Days

The legal system’s message to each parent? “Your child’s life is worth 99.6 days of prison.” And some people say it is Breivik who is insane….

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A Card-Carrying Christian

God didn’t give His Son merely to reduce Hell’s census count. Jesus’ death on the cross purchased more than a GET OUT OF HELL FREE card. Continue reading

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I Guess Oldest is Only Best When We Want it to Be

When you don’t rely on God’s revealed truth, but instead make yourself the only authority for your own evidence-immune theory, you epitomise Self-Reliance. Continue reading

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