“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 …
Mega Millions. The famed lottery is, as last I saw it, 1.25 billion. The fourth largest jackpot yet which is pretty much a Mega Billion now. Although the chance is insanely low to win it, many are excited to get it. Just the very chance of winning such a ludicrous amount of cash thrills them. …
Have you ever done something that, when up close, seems so right? But, when you step back you wonder how you can be so wrong? If you would, travel back in time with me. To a memory I am sure is true, but now feels so much like a fever dream I question it. My …
Society has many varying divisions. These fissures include: money, looks, position, family name, and so forth, so forth. Sometimes, how others are elevated should make the common man (I say this to make a point) laugh. All of humanities dignity’s are all superficial, yet esteemed as immortal. In our mortal flesh, we are bound to …
Pride I find joy in the Word of God. In a proper reading, grace abounds, and one exits this conversation with God, inspired. God in all of His glory made His glory evident. Not only in Word, but also deed. Look around you in nature and by the blessing of life- This is true. The …
1:16-19 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by …
The tune, “God Save the King/Queen,” is a popular tune in sheet music and was used by many nations. In America, its history can be traced to Samuel F. Smith (1808-1895). In 1832, he put words to what is now known as “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” which has become an unofficial American anthem. There …
3:1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. In introducing this “true” or “trustworthy” saying, we have to consider aspects of the office of bishop [spiritual overseer] coming into play. The first is that a man is desiring an office of action and …