My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
The poor are with us
Definition of the PoorDon’t think of the poor as just those who have little. In the scripture the idea of the poor can be extend to the orphan, the widow,…
The hour of Jesus’ death
What hour did Jesus die? Mark and John seem to give two different hours for the death of Jesus. “And it was the third hour when they crucified him.” (Mark…
Good News, not good advice
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband,…
Unshockable
One of the things my pastor says often is that he wants us to be an unshockable people, where we come together and love each other despite all the muck…
The Romance
The story is often told of God rescuing us from the throws of the devil, as a prince rescues a princess held captive in a castle. Though there is some…
We are a rebellious people
“Know, therefore, that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. Remember and do not…
Love as I have loved you
A letter written to a friend: I wrote this in my journal right before you asked me to pray for you last night: “This is My commandment, that you love…
Follow up to Nothing comes from Nothing
This is a follow up to this post Nothing Comes from nothing I realized this after I wrote this. Paul was well aware of the culture and ideas of his…
Ananias and Sapphira
In Acts 2, as Peter stood there preaching the first sermon of the church, all present were aware that it had been a little over 40 days since a deep…
Power of the oligarchy
If any branch of a government can makes decisions or laws based on their own “interpretation” of the constitution or outside the constitution, there ceases to be a republic, and…
