Implosion
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 2 Timothy 3:2 NASB Lovers of self – How do you make an atomic bomb? One of the important steps is to build a core that implodes in order to create enough energy to set off the…
Signs of the Times
But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 Timothy 3:1 NASB Last days – So how will we know we are in the last days? First, let’s examine the question. Do we need to know? Is the question even appropriate? In an important sense, this question reveals human pride, not…
Speaking Nonsense
Let those be turned back because of their shame who say, “Aha, aha!” Psalm 70:3 NASB Aha, aha – What do you do about those who seek your destruction, about those who ridicule your faith and despise God’s name? They might not be as blatant in their opposition as the enemies of David, but they are…
The Abuse of Power
Nathan then said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul. 2 Samuel 12:7 NASB “You are the man” – What has God given you that you have abused?…
Irene, continued.
Sometimes it takes children to teach us lessons. These brought their pennies and nickels for Irene.
The Doors of Heaven and Hell
Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream Genesis 41:1 NASB Dream – Pharaoh’s dream was a nightmare. He saw his country ravished by famine and he didn’t know what to do to stop it. The Hebrew language has only one word for dream. It is halam. While…
Some African Friends
Some things I saw along the way.
Apocalyptic Context
But we thy people, whom thou hast called thy first-born, only begotten, zealous for thee, and most dear, have been given into their hands.. 4 Esdras 6:58 Revised Standard Version First-born, only begotten – 4 Esdras (sometimes called 2 Esdras or Latin Esdras) is apocalyptic literature written perhaps as early as 70 CE or as…
