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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
February 7, 2026 - Quote for the Day
“The kingdom of God involves feasting and dancing and laughter. God – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit – does not absent himself from such merrymakings. God is involved in the wining and the dining – he is the very center of the joke telling, the good-natured jesting, the singing and the offering of toasts. This is his banquet – he plans it, caters it and hosts it. God doesn’t absent himself from the party and sneak off to the library, reading the Bible in the original Greek or Hebrew. ...
Songs From Our Hearts Pt 5
(Psalm 84) The theme of a spiritual journey permeates Psalm 84, enhancing our comprehension of what it means to walk, as a pilgrim, with Jesus.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR349.mp3
All Things Beautiful #1 – Ken Williams
"Life Lived and Lessons Learned, All Things Beautiful!”
Upstate New York Winter…Beautiful?
Ken Williams
Winter in upstate New York is cold, gloomy, but beautiful. It was easier to see when I was younger, having more body heat, but still possible. In earlier years the beauty was tobogganing and sledding, cross country skiing, taking my kids downhill skiing and joining others ice fishing, or gathering with others for fun and food. Until recent years I took my grandsons hiking in the woods, teaching them to read animal snow tracks, and following deer trails in ...
Songs From Our Hearts Pt 4
(Psalm 51) It seems our world at large is becoming more resistant to saying "I'm sorry" - it truly is the hardest word. Join us as we embrace Christ-centered repentance.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR348.mp3
The Commands of God and the Traditions of Men – by Greg Albrecht
So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?" He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.' You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions." —Mark 7:5-8
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, widely regarded as a 20th century martyr, put ...
Songs From Our Hearts Pt 3
(Psalm 42-43) Psalms 42 and 43 focus on discouragement and depression - addressing real issues of our lives and helping us find the solution.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR347.mp3
From Our Mailbox
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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
February 4, 2026 - Quote for the Day:
“You probably have heard about the God of wrath. But have you heard of God throwing a party? How often have you pictured God as throwing back his head and laughing? Has anyone suggested an image of God celebrating on the dance floor, tripping the light fandango? Is God ever personified as being at the head of a banquet table, drinking and eating way into the night? Those images are very much a part of how the Bible depicts God and his nature. When Jesus describes God’s kingdom of heaven, ...
Songs From Our Hearts Pt 2
(Psalm 25) As we read and study Psalm 25 we will discover more about what it means to trust in the Lord.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR346.mp3
Haunted by Cult Guilt – Q&R with Greg Albrecht
Question:
I spent 20 years as a Jehovah's Witness. My problem is that I still have dreams and feelings of guilt for robbing my ex-husband's parents (who are now deceased) of all the holidays my husband and I refused to celebrate because we followed Watchtower teachings. My ex was an only child. Ten years after I became a Witness, he also became one. After his parents died, for various reasons, I left the marriage and am now remarried and a member of a Christian church. My ex is still a JW.
I can't get rid of the feeling that I have. His parents were very ...
Doing the Work by Ed Dunn
I’ll never forget her words: Good job, Ed, good week - you are really Doing the Work! My counselor’s words would ring in my ears from the time I left her office until I would return again the following Friday afternoon. My counselor’s office had become a safe space, one I’d grown more comfortable within with each new visit. Week-in and week-out at a set time and within that comfortable space, her reinforcing message was clear: Keep Doing the work!
“A counselor?!” you may ask. “Why did you need a counselor, Ed?” That’s a fair question. As a ...
Songs From Our Hearts Pt 1
(Psalm 1) In this first message in a seven-part series, we'll introduce this incredible, longest book of the Bible and the two ways of life it describes.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR345.mp3
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
February 2, 2026 - Quote for the Day:
“God did not produce and create this world in all of its intrinsic beauty and intricate complexity because he was bored and needed something to do. We are here – our world is here – because of his love. We and all creation testify to his love. Everything that is – all creatures great and small – all flora and fauna – all the created of this majestic planet earth – exists because of God’s love.”
Originally published in:
Wonders of His Love
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Having a Personal Relationship with God—Really?! – Steve Orr
Matters of the Heart:
When I was young, I grew up as what is commonly called, "an unchurched youth"—Except for the time when my mom's conscience was pricked with the notion that she was raising a heathen and made me go to church for six months. Then, for reasons unknown, she became re-disenchanted and stopped attending.
I was glad for this turn of events because church was just so boring to my nine-year-old mind, except for the time the Sunday School teacher took us to the matinee where I watched two movies: the epic "Ten Commandments" with Charleton Heston, ...
A Church or The Church? – Greg Albrecht
A Church or The Church?
The popular definition of “church” as a brick and mortar building with tell-tale architectural features located on a piece of real estate representing an individual denomination with its unique dogmas, beliefs and practices is tailor-made to serve the mission and goals of Christ-less religion. In its popular iteration “church” is believed to be a place to which people go (attend) and to which many are said to belong.
While most believe God is everywhere many also believe that the best place, the holiest place, to find him is in a ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
January 31, 2026 - Quote for the Day:
“Apart from God’s forgiveness, we all feel a sense of condemnation. Shame and guilt result when we fail to measure up to societal, ethical, biblical or family standards. The fact that everyone is imperfect does not help when we experience a major failure. Shame and guilt can be a burden carried and lived with, like a recuring nightmare, for decades. Shame and guilt comprise spiritual swamps that imprison so many. Shame relates to how we feel about ourselves – who we think we are. Guilt relates to our ...
Being Right or Being In Relationship – Ed Dunn
This Month at PTM - February 2026:Watch a short video and the message on "Being Right or Being In Relationship" by Ed Dunn as he updates us on the latest from Christianity Without the Religion and Plain Truth Ministries.
Faith in Sinai or Faith in Jesus?
Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant, is the sure foundation, the Rock in whom and through whom we have faith.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR341.mp3
Our Journey of Faith
As our series on faith continues, we continue to study from Hebrews 11 and consider seven critically important facets of faith.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR340.mp3
The Finish Line – by Greg Albrecht
Friend and Partner Letter from February 2026:
An old(er) retired couple were watching television, and when a commercial came on the husband announced he was going into the kitchen for some ice cream. “Honey, would you like me to bring you some?” She said, “Yes, what a wonderful idea, but would you please put a little chocolate syrup on mine?” He said “of course” and as he started to walk toward the kitchen, she added, “Please write down what I have asked for—you know how forgetful you can be!”
He looked back, glared at her, shook his head in ...
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