Ps. 37.1a
Ps. 36.6c
Everyone Knows God Innately and Not by Design of Creation (Romans 1.18-32)
Presence of the Lord By Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood I have finally found a way to live just like I never could before I know that I don’t have much to give, but I can open any door Everybody knows the secret, everybody knows the score Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I have finally found a way to live in the colour of the Lord … Continue reading Everyone Knows God Innately and Not by Design of Creation (Romans 1.18-32)
Ps. 35.1a
Ps. 34.1
Ps. 33.1
Ps. 32.1
Ps, 31.1a
Proverbs 31. 6-7
Proverbs 30. 4-5
Proverbs 29. 6
Proverbs 28. 1
Proverbs 27. 1
Proverbs 26. 4-5
Proverbs 25. 12
In the middle of the picture are two baby birds and an adult in flight. Continue reading Proverbs 25. 12
Proverbs 24. 1-2
Proverbs 23. 4-5
Proverbs 22.1
Proverbs 21.3
Proverbs 20.3
Proverbs 19.8
Metaphorical Children
In Matthew 19.13-15 we see that Jesus welcomes little children to come to Him: Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them; and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”And … Continue reading Metaphorical Children
Proverbs 18.14
Proverbs 17.1
Proverbs 16.7
Proverbs 15.1
Understanding the Olivet Discourse
The best way, I believe, to examine Jesus’ teaching in the Olivet Discourse is to have the three Synoptic accounts open at the relative sections. This is easy to do digitally but may also be read with three hard copy bibles. I personally never achieved clarity of the account until doing this very technique. No, I am not speaking about the specific timing of the … Continue reading Understanding the Olivet Discourse
America’s Sin
I went to schools for my theological training where marginalization of blacks, though outwardly condemned, was justified at least on a personal level. Several students believed in and justified their racism by appealing to the bible’s account of the sin of Ham and his son Canaan. They identified Ham with the African Continent and said that blacks were cursed to be slaves somehow and they … Continue reading America’s Sin
Stone Jars
The well known story of Jesus turning water into wine is found in the second chapter of John. In the account is what I always thought a curious feature: stone water pots for cleansing-Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. (John 2.6) The rationale of strictly observant Jews (Pharisees and others) is a parenthetical … Continue reading Stone Jars
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