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Tattoos

Leviticus 19:28 Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. Have you ever used flash cards to memorize material? I have! In fact, I have some sitting on my table right now. You see, I am reviewing Ancient Hebrew, something I learned over forty yearsContinue reading “Tattoos”

Generosity

Leviticus 19:6 It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned up. Wasted food bothers me. I hate it when something in my refrigerator goes bad and I have to throw it away. I think to myself, I shouldContinue reading “Generosity”

Kick in the Balls

Deuteronomy 33:11 Bless all his skills, LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Strike down those who rise against him, his foes till they rise no more.” I love hearing people use language to express very complicated emotional states. We often us complex pictures to explain what goes on inside our souls.Continue reading “Kick in the Balls”

For All These Things

Leviticus 19:27 for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled. Have you ever wondered why your parents made the rules they did for you? Why was that out of bounds? Why couldn’t you run with scissors in your hands? Why was lookingContinue reading “For All These Things”

Too Difficult

Acts 15:19 19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. I live in a community with some gated communities. We specifically chose not to live in one of them. With the gate comes expectations. The community has some say over what you canContinue reading “Too Difficult”

The Norm

Leviticus 13:46 As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp. Do you remember the “bell curve” from high school? In statistics there is a thing called “the norm.” It forms the basis from which all the variations are measured. Most things that areContinue reading “The Norm”

Cheerful

Proverbs 15:13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. You can guess a lot about a person by looking at their face. The older they get, the more the lines on their face reflect the expressions that are expressed more often. Frown lines and laughter lines are very different. YouContinue reading “Cheerful”

Unhindered

Acts 28:31 He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance! Much is made of the restrictions many are feeling placed on what we say be certain segments of our society. The cry “free speech” is heard from all angles, some crying for it, and someContinue reading “Unhindered”

Lights Out

Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. The world changed when electricity became a thing everyone had, or at least here in the West. Some parts of the world still don’t have universal access to electricity, often due to the low density living situations.Continue reading “Lights Out”

Asserting Your Rights

Acts 21:39 Paul answered, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.” I remember when I was a kid my parents wanted me to stand up for myself. I was a very thin kid, hardly able to not go down the drainContinue reading “Asserting Your Rights”