Watchamacallit So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat. (Exodus 16:15 NKJV) I have found the heavenly “manna” that the Israelites used in the wilderness. It is now a candy bar produced by Hershey. Of course, in reality, Biblical manna was something completely different. The Hebrew word man-hu,... Read more
Axis of Sexual Perversion “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: “I am the LORD your God. According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances. (Leviticus 18:2-3 NKJV) You may have heard of different types of axis. Historically, there have been different places... Read more
Joshua 2:1-24 The Scarlet Risk You have probably heard of the expression: “You could go out on a limb.” To put yourself in a risky position in order to help another person is to go “out on a limb” for them. Example: “You know I’m always here to help you and would go out on a limb if you asked me to.” As you climb “out” farther “on a limb” of a tree, there is a greater chance that the... Read more
Pimp My Faith But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from... Read more
The Pope Takes a Postmodern Punch in the Nose by Islam The Pope Takes a Postmodern Punch in the Nose by Islam “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to “set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and “a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father... Read more
Terrorists Attack…But We Save Lives “For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” (Luke 9:56 NKJV) Terrorists attack. That is the nature of a terrorist. They bring terror in their wake. Today is the fifth anniversary of one such attack. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001 changed the perspective of terrorism against Americans forever. On this day, almost... Read more
When Jesus Went on a Divinity Diet but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:7 NKJV) Divinity is a wonderful chocolate. It is rich and thick. I usually eat it around Christmas time. But after eating it, I have to go on a diet. Jesus Himself went on a divinity diet. This verse describes the fact that Jesus made a diet of His divinity and came to... Read more
Kicking Hard Against God’s Will And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ (Acts 26:14 ESV) According to Wiktionary, a goad is a long, pointed stick used to prod an animal forward. You can see the goad being used by the second man in the illustration above. Apparently, the goad... Read more
Eating a Depression Sandwich Can you imagine how Jesus felt before He went to the cross? Talk about dealing with pressure. He was literally sandwiched between a disciple and good friend who would not defend Him and another disciple who turned Him over to His death. Peter says that He would defend Him, but Jesus knew that Peter would turn from Him. Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” And Jesus said to him,... Read more
The Hard and Soft Responsible Love of God What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might... Read more
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