Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
The Cattle On A Thousand Hills
Sometimes we just have to get out of the way and let God speak for himself. “O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: I am God, your God! I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer. But I do...
A Word On The Holy Spirit
“House of Jacob, should it be asked, ‘Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these the things he does?’ Don’t my words bring good to the one who walks uprightly?” Micah 2:7 HCSB Is that the right reply for you to make, O House of Jacob? Do you think the Spirit of...
Ears to Hear
When your donkey speaks, shut up and listen.Numbers 22:22-33, Calvin Miller (1936-2012)
Open Eyes, Ears and Minds
Get around people who expose you to things you didn’t even know were possible. The familiar will eventually dull the spirit and limit the imagination. A perfect place to start is with three-year-olds.
All Bets are Off /7
If you fear man more than God, all bets are off. If you you think God grades on the curve, all bets are off. If you think Jesus isn't the only way to Heaven, all bets are off. At the sound of the Trumpet, all bets are off.
So, Jesus, Exactly What Do You Mean By Neighbor?
But the teacher of the law, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Luke 10:29 NKJV, Adapted The Good Samaritan mic drop: “But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon the man, and when he saw him, his heart was filled with...
The Word Of God
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 NKJV
On Pride And Doom /1
"The strange superstition has arisen in the Western world that we can start all over again, remaking human nature, human society, and the possibilities of happiness; as though the knowledge and experience of our ancestors were now entirely irrelevant." Roger Scruton...
On Love
"The important thing is not to think much, but to love much. And so do that which best stirs you to love.” Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)
All Bets Are Off /6
If you fear man more than God, all bets are off.
All Bets Are Off /5
A Primer On Evil Against you, and you alone, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. King David, Psalm 51:4 There is much evil afoot. But what exactly is evil? Anything that...
All Bets Are Off /4
"Western civilization is in a profound state of decadence and ruin. Like Notre-Dame cathedral, it is crumbling. It has lost its reason for being: to show forth and lead others to God." (Note 1) Why are societies falling apart? The elemental reason is that we have lost...
All Bets Are Off /3
Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, in the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side. The Present Crisis, James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891) #allbetsareoff
All Bets Are Off /2
Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good. (Note 1) The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. (Note 2) Adapted, Archbishop Charles J. ChaputAdapted, variously John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Edmund...
All Bets Are Off /1
Here is the thing. This is not the post that was scheduled for today. The post that was scheduled for today was about love. Important enough. Profound even. But that is not the story for today. The story today is about Truth and Evil. The World is in meltdown. Facts...
Convicted
Moses: Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! Deuteronomy 30:19 NLT Joshua: But...
Life Is Short
Life is so short. Grudges are a waste of time. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and trust God with what you cannot change. @nickygumbel
Honesty
For the Christian, honesty is not the best policy, it is the only one. John Blanchard (1932-2021)
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