In the Shakespearean play, As You Like It, there was a character who delivered a riveting and infamous dialogue addressing the origins, presence, and death of mans. This monologue has infamously been coined as The 7 Stages of Man and states that humans play many parts throughout their lives. In Biblical narratives, we see these …
1 Thessalonians 5:11~ Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. Nearly every parent, kindergarten teacher, and day care worker has been in the situation where they are approached by a child with an absolutely horrendous work of art and asked the question, “Do you liiiiike it?!” Holding back an …
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God ~ Genesis 21:33 In the Old Testament, and the New Testament for the fact of the matter, God is known by many names. Of course, God attributes to Himself the name of Yahweh. But there are times …
“For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision” ~ Galatians 2:14 *** “And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the …
In the 1990’s there was a show that many a momma adored titled, “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” I have found this to be true in my young life. Children see the world through a lens quite different from that of an older, seasoned, and frankly bitter adult. I have also found, at least with …
Anna B. Warner (1820-1915) wrote a hymn that without doubt has been sung by more children than any other hymn. Written in 1860, it came from a novel that Miss Warner with her sister had written called “say and seal.” The composer of the music, William Bradbury (1816-1868), also composed “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” “Savior …
3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. Verse 3:1 has had trouble being understood by various commentaries; nonetheless, it is generally agreed upon as the time preceding the second coming of Jesus. More specifically, our current dispensation which would cease at the Rapture of the Church. This message presents …
2:10-13 Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny …
2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. The therefore requires the modern-day reader to rewind and examine why Timothy is to “be strong in the grace” of Jesus Christ. Timothy when receiving the letter, likely would read all the way through the letter as letters are typically …
5:1-3 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Honour widows that are widows indeed. Chapter 5 and 6 are a shift from qualifications of Christian leadership and more so towards pressing matters within the …