The End of The World: “The Septet of Sadness” – Revelation 8-9, 11:15-19
There is a popular saying: “Its not over till the fat lady sings”. This is an expression based on the perception of Grand Opera, where a stereotypically overweight soprano finishes the with the curtain falling. We will keep using it until the ACLU picks up …
Read MoreGrasping God’s Purpose: “Payback Time!” – Exodus 22:1-15
In the end of the 1990’s, Donald Westlake wrote a novel that was turned into a movie called “Payback”. I did not see the movie, but I am told that Mel Gibson was a stunning actor in the film. The story from the novel intrigued …
Read MoreA People that Please God – “Four Bad Reasons to Divide the Body” – 1 Corinthians 1:13-31
“I went to our small church since I was on the cradle role. The people there were the stuff of my earliest memories – church picnics, Sunday School contests, Christmas plays and Easter sunrise services… all of their faces flood back to my mind when …
Read MoreGrasping God’s Purpose: “Responsible by Design” – Exodus 21, pt. 3
America is in a fight over CIVIL BEHAVIOR. As 2012 opened, we are being challenged on many fronts to decide what is truly civil responsibility and what is individual responsibility. We have chosen in America to publically educate our children, but in spite of the …
Read MoreThe End of The World: “The Agony of God” – Revelation 7
She grew up in a good home, loved by her parents…They gave her everything they could afford. They tried their best to discipline her well. They offered every incentive to do right… but evil’s enticements seemed too strong for their efforts. She slipped away from …
Read MoreA People that Please God – “Engaging the Problem of a Divided Body” – 1 Corinthians 1 (short post)
In chapter one, Paul exemplified seven rules of engagement in conflicts with believers that are walking in sin: Rule #1: Before you can address believers with issues of sin, you must establish that you have a call of God and a track record of following …
Read MoreGrasping God’s Purpose: “Responsible by Design” (Part Two) – Exodus 21, Pt. 2
America loves the MUSH GOD. Nicholas Van Hoffman wrote about him: “The Mush God has been known to appear to millionaires on golf courses. He appears to politicians at ribbon-cutting ceremonies and to clergymen speaking the invocation on national TV at either Democratic or Republican …
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