The righteous man walks carefully down the wet slippery alley, holding his scissors points down. The moisture has brought out the worms. And hardly a step can be taken without sliding. The righteous man does not run with his scissors. Nor does he eat the worms. For he remembers the words of his parents, and … Continue reading
The Telling Average
I just wrote an article about the popularity of the Gospel. And out of curiosity, I went back to sum up the total average of visitors to this blog. Sometimes we have a sense of things, but when we quantify, we are often even amazed at the least possible expectation. Over the last 5 years, … Continue reading
The Grand Reception
There is a love that is readily perceived as hatred and selfish ambition. And there is a hatred that is readily perceived as love, but is full of hatred and selfish ambition. There was a time when one man turned an entire city to God. For in that day people cared about what is true. … Continue reading
Obey?
The ignorance of man is astounding! I say that knowing that I am a man. And that I am ignorant of many things. But there is a difference between not knowing something, and knowing it for the sake of abuse. How dearly humanity loves the law of God. But we do not love it so … Continue reading
Growth in Christ (recovery from chaos)
No one sins all the time. That’s just not physically possible. Every man has a lucid moment from time to time, at least. And because of the weakness of the body, sleep must come. When you have those lucid moments, make the best of it. Search out the message of the Gospel, and do it … Continue reading
Stings and Bites
I sit here this morning, marveling at the nature of the things of God. His Holy Law is like a spiny reptile; those who desire to tame it will be stung by some unseen outcropping. His Holy Gospel is like a wily snake; those who desire to manipulate one part will be bitten by the … Continue reading
