Category: commentary
PSA: Scam Alert! Forever Yorkie Kisses – Happy Pet Companions
My wife found a really cute Yorkie puppy named Blue and wanted to buy it. After a couple of emails, the alarm bells started ringing. Following are the points of evidence for me to call a scam alert. Here is a picture of Blue on the site https://foreveryorkiekisses.com/available-puppies/ My wife filled out the “Adopt Blue”…
Profound Change
Eph 2 is a wonderful parallel text to the first half of Romans 8. Christ fit both the old and the new together. He is the cornerstone of the kingdom of Heaven. Everything hinges on Him. He fulfilled the law and made it possible for us to do the same. Only through His Spirit and…
How Then Shall We Live
Ecc 1:1-18 CSB The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem. (2) “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Absolute futility. Everything is futile.” (3) What does a person gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun? (4) A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.…
The Law of God
Through the law, God was trying to to tell us who He is. We treat it as a go, no go document. If our obedience to the law is based on the reception of guidance instead of a method to achieve righteousness, we can begin to understand the heart of God.
Christ and the Law
The law is given in the Old Testament in the Bible and strengthened to the point of impossibility in the New Testament by Jesus Christ Himself Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us]; 15 Having abolished in his flesh…
The Battle of Humanity
1. Memories of his father with his face hidden behind a camera. The present and the real are distorted by the preparation for the future. Time is distorted by time. Memories of memories. The reality of the future constantly and starkly stares one in the face. Choices, paths, diversions, and surprises are normal and required.…
The Rules
“The game is played, not to protect the rules; rather, the rules are made to protect the game.” – Ravi Zacharias in Recapture the Wonder Often when people are confronted with rules, especially rules that do not make sense, they rebel against them in some fashion or another. It is also a nearly universal problem that if…
Rewards Cards are thieves
There is a nearly criminal racket that is very active and pervasive. Chances are, even you have taken part in it. The racket is called Rewards Cards. Have you ever wondered where the “rewards” that you get from your Rewards Card come from? Straight from the vendor where you bought your stuff. To pay for your rewards, the…
Arbor Day Foundation
I just joined the National Arbor Day Foundation. The registration costs $10 for a year and with that I get 10 trees. I wanted a Weeping Willow tree too, so I bought one for $8 and got a free Red Maple with that. All said and done I got 12 trees for $23. You need…
Lectio Divina
Lectio DivinaThe Four Moments from Wikipedia Lectio Divina has been likened to “Feasting on the Word.” The four parts are first taking a bite (Lectio), then chewing on it (Meditatio). Next is the opportunity to savor the essence of it (Oratio). Finally, the Word is digested and made a part of the body (Contemplatio). Lectio…
Google Chrome
The new browser from Google is here in all of its simple goodness. Seems to work well in Vista Ultimate x64. Can’t wait for the Mac version to come out. Download it here www.google.com/chrome Chrome a small download and takes almost no time to install. That’s gotta be good for the overall speed. Oh, and…
What Lies Beneath
Things have not changed here. Everyone is hoping that the peace talks will succeed. Hoping and praying for a miracle. No one is sorry for what has taken place so far. The same people that have been chased from their own homes are not hesitant to chase others from their homes. If there is nothing…
A goat for a slap
Sun 17 Feb 2008, 11:55 GMT NAIROBI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Kenyan elders have demanded a goat from President Mwai Kibaki as compensation for an alleged assault by First Lady Lucy Kibaki, local media said on Sunday. The government denies the allegation by member of parliament Gitobu Imanyara who had threatened to sue Kibaki’s wife.…
Quiet in Kenya
For the last several days, things have been generally quiet here in Nakuru. But there is no reason to believe that things are peaceful. Everyone is on edge, scared, wondering what the next disaster will be and where. Rumors of planned violence abound. There was another Minister of Parliament killed on Thursday. He was shot…
