And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them… … this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. […]
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (1 John 2:15 ASV) I like to think I don’t love the world. […]
Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts; And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 ASV) It is good to regularly take […]
(I’ll be posting the full version of this later.) Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” – Luke 5:20 (WEB) There were two miracles when the paralytic was lowered through the roof into the […]
I just got back from visiting the folks on the east coast, and I rediscovered four more early mazes from the late 1970’s that my mom had. I brought them back with me, scanned them, did a little retouching and […]
During the years Israel was in Egypt, they all but forgot Yahweh. I’m sure they heard stories of how God appeared to their forefathers in the distant past, and how He made promises to bless and multiply them. But 400 […]
…you will conceive and give birth to a son. You must never cut his hair, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from birth, and he will begin to save Israel from the power of the Philistines. – […]
It really bothers me when I see no results after putting a lot of time and effort into something. As an electronics technician, I have to troubleshoot various electronic equipment problems. I enjoy doing this so long as I make […]
So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” … – John 21:15-19 Three questions. Three answers. This encounter between Jesus and Peter is usually paired […]
(First, a little insanity. Bear with me on this one…) Atheism is a very optimistic belief system. After all, look how far we’ve evolved! As our intelligence and power increase, we are better able to control ourselves and our environment. […]