The Dancing God Who Rejoices or the Frustrated God Who Only Frowns?

Posted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 by Billy Reinhardt

Do you view God as a generally happy and contented being, or do you view God as a generally frustrated and disgruntled being?

The Scandal of God’s Mercy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and So-Called Old Testament Genocide

Posted on July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 by Billy Reinhardt

Will we allow the shock of God’s mercy and love shown on the cross in the New Testament to sinners such as Jeffrey Dahmer at least neutralize the so-called “acts of violence” by God in the Old Testament?

Ten Thoughts on Earning my Doctor of Ministry Degree

Posted on July 23, 2023June 7, 2024 by Billy Reinhardt

I successfully defended my dissertation for the Doctor of Ministry degree on May 23, 2023 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary through a hybrid model of meeting in Kansas City, MO (I live in Alabama) and meeting for online Zoom classes. I began in the summer of 2019 with classes and then, for the last year Read more about Ten Thoughts on Earning my Doctor of Ministry Degree[…]

Anxiety, Stress, Freaking Out, Prayer, and God

Posted on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by Billy Reinhardt

My attempts to control my life (or anyone else’s life) is an attempt to BE God, which is quite stressful. Anytime I try to take on God’s attributes as if they were my own is always an attempt in taking on more stress in my life.

God’s Call of Duty

Posted on January 10, 2023July 30, 2023 by Billy Reinhardt

“God, have You served me this particular situation in order to change it, or have You given me this particular situation to bear up under it and accept it as Your will?”

Jesus Shall Reign

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Billy Reinhardt

1 Jesus shall reign where’er the sundoes its successive journeys run,his kingdom stretch from shore to shore,till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 To him shall endless prayer be made,and praises throng to crown his head.His name like sweet perfume shall risewith every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tonguedwell on Read more about Jesus Shall Reign[…]