I would scream, but to what effect? I would paint pictures, were I an artist, but who would appraise the paintings correctly? So I paint with words, but who understands? All the things men do in this world are not real! The language we use is impure. The facade of clothing is nothing more than … Continue reading
Similarity of Directions
A sign near Chillicothe Ohio reads, “For outdoor drama stay right“. Evidently there’s an outdoor theater somewhere near. When I saw the sign, I had to laugh out loud. I wonder if the signmaker realized what he was making, and just how true those words are. For in Christianity, everything is outside. It was begun, … Continue reading
Lessons Begun
Things I have begun to understand in the last three days: Any school boy can understand words, even good words. But there is a place where good words begin to come alive in a man. It is the latter which provokes this post. Lowered eyes that cannot be raised, may be a sign of humility. … Continue reading
Depravity Without End
All men are the same. Though life is found in billions of variations, at their base, all men are the same. I could point to our need to be loved. But there are men who do that in a seducing manner already. They use our need to be loved, as a tool to get what … Continue reading
The Common and the Holy
What’s wrong with the words we use in common speech today? A great deal is wrong with the words we use in common speech today. American society is no longer built on the Bible’s vocabulary. It is built on what is common to man, not on what is Holy before God. I don’t point this … Continue reading
Justice Removed
What a tiny cup of bitter drink I drink. How seemingly base and unfair. For even while my tongue hands it down to my soul, It is changed to sweetness beyond compare. How large is the vat my God drank for me. How bitter and unavoidable be? For to death he did drink it; My … Continue reading
