The Bethel Rebel: Life according to Johnny Ginsberg

The conservatorship hearing is done as of yesterday. All I had to do was answer a few questions under oath. Now that the hearing has happened, maybe it will be a little easier to get this shack put back on the market. I so want out as soon as possible that I can taste it. [...]

It’s snowing like crazy outside. I was supposed to go to Focus of a Warrior this morning, and I usually do church on Saturdays, too. I skipped both because the roads are slippery and it’s just too yucky outside for me to drive. I want to congratulate Pastor Scott on his new position as Executive [...]

Pastor Jason spoke the message this weekend. It was about how to not build treasures on earth, but to build treasures in Heaven. He asked the question that we should be asking: How come I have more than I need? He used the illustration about the rockhead who had a surplus of crops and his [...]

As I sit here in my comfortable existence, I am thinking of the commandment to “love one another as I have loved you.” I’m thinking that loving one another is something we could all do a lot better. So what does that mean? A lot of people don’t know what the heck it means. However, [...]

I had a friend tell me that if you read the Bible out loud, Satan will flee you and you’ll be victorious in that battle. I know that there are skeptics who disagree, but as for me, I have been reading the Bible out loud, and not just in small groups, but for regular devotions [...]

Ten percent of your income to God Ten percent of your income to pay yourself eighty percent of your income–take care of business, bills, food, internet, cable, phone, expenses, allowances for kidlets, etc. Pastor Bob preaches this, and I know it’s true and can work for anybody who is willing to work at using the [...]

As part of the Pure Desire growth group, I have been re-reading “Pure Desire” by Pastor Ted Roberts. This gentleman knows more about combating sexual addiction than most people. He wrote that Sexual Addiction is like riding a dragon. There are thrills and chills with this, but also pain and suffering when the dragon hurts [...]

It looks like the current series of messages at Eaglebrook is about good–or bad–ol’ money. I do realize there’s a large grouping of people who need to hear the money series at EBC. Those who don’t know how to handle and eliminate debt, give some money to further the cause of Christ, and other stuff. [...]