Judges 15:7 Samson said to them, “Since you’ve acted like this, I swear that I won’t stop until I get my revenge on you.” Revenge can be a powerful emotion. Justice and revenge can’t occupy the same territory. They are incompatible. Once the spirit of revenge enters, it is never satisfied. Revenge leads to warContinue reading “Judges 15:7 Revenge”
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Wine – 1 Timothy 5:23
1 Timothy 5:23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. Some people have problems in life caused by the use of substances that alter the person’s reality. It can be a really good brownie or methamphetamine. Both will alter your mood, one leading to theContinue reading “Wine – 1 Timothy 5:23”
The Power of Example
Jeremiah 35:2 “Go to the Rekabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.” So many people grow up today without having a good example of what it means to be a functioning human being. The lack a father,Continue reading “The Power of Example”
The House that Wisdom Built
Proverbs 9:1-6 Starting in Chapter Nine of Proverbs, the author shares shorter bits of wisdom often cloaked in very colorful pictures. Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in the picture and miss the simple wisdom contained in the picture. Sometimes there are many bits of wisdom that can be extracted from the picture.Continue reading “The House that Wisdom Built”
A New Place to Hang Out
John 2:18-22 Jesus was not such a gentle, non-confrontational person that we often see pictured in paintings. He was very much an “in your face” kind of person. He did it with His words and with His actions. And those words and actions so often confront our cultural biases. Take today’s passage as an example.Continue reading “A New Place to Hang Out”
The Arnold Journey 