“Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me” ~ Captain Ahab from Moby Dick by Herman Melville Human wrath is a cunning and volatile phenomena. Hate is repressed, shaped, molded, and loaded within the tongue like a cannon ball moments from ignition (James 3:1-9). There is a classic …
The older you get, the more you appreciate things learned early in life. For example, when I was younger, I was studious, but could never see how things applied to me. Older folk always said, “Slow down, enjoy life, it gets faster as you get older.” I had no idea until someone hit the VCR …
“…it is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is your fate to be required to bear” ~ Charlotte Bronte I have recently found myself working my way through the incredible literary masterpiece, Jane Eyre. This book is mournfully sad, yet, time and time again you find characters who seem to lift …
“Don’t gobblefunk around with words.” ~ Roald Dahl Stop it! Don’t do it. If you do not speak gobblefunk, stop trying! It sounds like nonsense because it is! Well, unless you are a 24-foot giant who speaks the language of gobblefunk. If that’s you, I will cut you some slack. Otherwise, zip it! For those …
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.” ~ G.K. Chesterton Our life is but a splinter, on a tree of time that never ceases to grow. As a believer, one should come early to the realization that this world is not our home. Therefore, if this world …
Inspired by 1 Corinthians 15… — You wanna’ bloodless Gospel story? Well I cannot oblige. It was by the death of Christ, That freedom was applied. – Hung Him up and suffered high, For the cost of man, I tell you why. Laid down below in borrowed tomb. Yet rose again with death consumed. – …
This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes (Psalm 118:23) Though I have all spiritual blessings, they appear to multiply (Ephesians 1:3) No longer constrained by the grip of mortal flesh (Romans 8:6) In this life and continuum, I have unutterable rest (2 Thessalonians 3:16) No height. What depth? I disregard all …
Romans 16 chapters, 433 verses, 9422 words (KJV) Primary doctrinal book within the Bible, especially regarding the Gospel of salvation Longest and doctrinally most significant Pauline epistle Broad Outline: Salutation (1:1-7) Epistolary [Matters pertaining to the letter; Extended greeting] (1:8-16) Doctrinal Portion (1:17-8:39) Dispensational Discussion [Discussion of God’s current working in the Church] (9:1-11:36) Practical …