A Life-Giving Tree
One of my dearest relatives called recently inquiring as to the meaning of the book of Revelation. So many people have a faulty understanding of this prophetic scroll – – they mistakenly read it as a predictor of…
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Red & Yellow, Black & White
My first impressions of the far-reaching nature of the glorious gospel of God’s grace were shaped by the words of an anonymous traditional children’s song. It was short and sweet while being simple and profound: Jesus loves the…
The Favor Of Participation
The apostle Paul’s words of commendation to newly-planted churches in a Roman province just north of Greece remain truly eloquent (cf. 2Cor.8:1-5). He tells how the Macedonian disciples dug deep in the midst of their own trials to…
A Bulwark Never Failing
Psalm 125 was a song sung by the people of Israel on the occasion of their goings up to Jerusalem (for festivals of worship). Its words declare the protection of Yahweh: As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the…
In Everything For Good
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Some might argue that the above text, Rom.8:28, is theoretical theology. i.e., this…
A Little Moment Of Joy
I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of the shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I…
Undaunted
I finally started reading Stephen Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage around the ides of March. It had been on my books-to-read list for the last couple of years, but at approximately 500 pages long and rather small print I kept…
My Wife, My Life
Yesterday my wife and I marked our 45th wedding anniversary. We are planning to cele-brate with a meal at a nice restaurant sometime soon (once the restrictions are loosened). We did splurge in buying a new purple mattress,…
Grandma, Mattie And Mom
(MOTHER’S DAY / 2020) “…Do not forsake the teaching of your mother; Bind them continually over your heart…” / Proverbs 6:20-21 My mother was born and raised in the deep south on the southern edge of downtown Pensacola…
We Shall Overcome
(Author Unknnown) The following essay came by way of Jeannie Siverd’s cousin, Charlynn Helms. As she notes, it was “copied and pasted from a completely blind but 100% brilliant friend” For a slightly different perspective at the moment,…