The Bethel Rebel: Life according to Johnny Ginsberg

It’s going to be a new year in twelve hours. I hope it will be a great new year. I hope that Christ is exalted more by more people, including myself, this new year. I’ve made a New Years resolution, but then I forgot exactly the actual resolution I made. That’s the problem with “Sometimers”. [...]

Earlier this week, I learned that Jonn and Becca are engaged. Now today, I learned that Buege and Emie are also going to tie the knot. And Jason and Ally are getting married next week, and Brandon and Stacy got married in July. All of this is happening within the past twelve months. This type [...]

I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Happy Christmas. And to all who want to attack the Christmas holiday, shame on you! True, Jesus wasn’t born on 25 December, and it’s true that Christmas may be a bit overblown, but still, we all need to remember it’s not just that Jesus [...]

Pastor Jason spoke about doubt. He said a certain amount of doubt is good, provided the questions asked about the particular issue are resolved. I’m not going to go totally into his message, but you can do that at www.eaglebrookchurch.com What I am concerned with is for me to help tend the sheep of Jesus. [...]

If, as I do, you as a man have issues with sexual purity, and you want to have a intimate relationship with God, Pure Desire is for you. It will help you grow in your relationship to God, and it will help you break off the noose of sexual bondage. Sexual bondage sucks. It’s Satan’s [...]

I talked to the attorney about the conservatorship. He asked me to give him the addresses of my father, my mother, and my sister. Apparently there’s a law that says my kin must be notified if I’m going to have this kind of legal proceeding. This is crap. It’s bad enough that I have to [...]

I just talked to the Realtor. He thinks it best for me to take my house off the market for awhile. So I’ve done so. I’ll put this place back on the market in March. Maybe things will be better than. Also, as I have stated in my MySpace blog, I am voluntarily submitting a [...]

No, God actually is fair. What’s not fair is life, living in a broken world. Believe it or not, God has our best interests in mind, even when people like me don’t see it. But one thing I learned tonight from the message by Pastor Bob is that those who love God get good things. [...]

I am watching Pastor Bob’s message from last weekend. He is speaking about fear. Fear of rejection, Fear of failure, and fear about not having enough money. These are common, and I have those fears myself. I need to trust God for giving me what I need–and what we all need. God is faithful. I [...]