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"I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said. - Daily Bible Reading: Saturday, December 3, 2022

7 Dec 2022 3 minute read 0 comments evgenima

John 1:19-28 (NRSV)   19This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" 20He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, "I am not the Messiah." 21And they asked him, "What the...

"lest they also come into this place of torment."

7 Dec 2022 5 minute read 2 comments fisherofmen

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which...

Alhamdulillahi

7 Dec 2022 1 minute read 2 comments stbrians

Arabic exhilarates my mind.  It boggles me in some hectic round.  Alhamdulillahi is about God almighty.  It praises God the maker of the mighty.  Alhamdulillahi thanks the maker.  Allah is our caretaker.  Our hearts should be full of Thanksgiving.  G...

Ain't no such thing as an atheist

5 Dec 2022 14 minute read 7 comments fisherofmen

I have told a lot of people about Jesus Christ over the years, and I have been blessed to meet and have fellowship with many Christians from many different walks of life, with many different expectations and experiences, yet all of us share a similar...

Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the whole earth. - Daily Bible Reading: Sunday, December 4, 2022

5 Dec 2022 3 minute read 0 comments evgenima

Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 (NRSV)   Second Sunday of Advent 1Give the king your justice, O God,and your righteousness to a king's son.2May he judge your people with righteousness,and your poor with justice.3May the mountains yield prosperity for the peop...

quote unquote "facts"

5 Dec 2022 6 minute read 0 comments fisherofmen

It is possible and routine for some people to say facts all day long, while others struggle to even figure out if anything they say or think is factually true or not.  It is also possible to get so bogged down in facts that the truth is obscured.  Al...

The Utopia of Godly Sorrow

4 Dec 2022 8 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

The purpose of this article is not to fill people with gratuitous hopelessness, which leads to death.  It's to fill people with purposeful hopelessness, which leads to life.  Or can.  Death is always an option.  At some point, it's the only option. ...

Conditioned for dishonesty

4 Dec 2022 15 minute read 0 comments fisherofmen

People growing up and alive today in the world are bombarded by dishonest messages, from most everywhere.   When we see prices in stores, we are used to seeing the "x.99" ninety-nine cents tacked on to the end of whatever price we're looking at, in s...

Books and God

3 Dec 2022 6 minute read 2 comments Diomedes

  I’ve described my boyhood friends, my hobbies and habits.  But before I enter upon the college arena I’ll briefly address two more topics, religion and books. My parents were not religious, never mentioned it, never mentioned church.  But my frien...

The language of ivrit ( עברית ) Genesis 36, Post #2

2 Dec 2022 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew

Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series.   Genesis 36:8-13 source We learn that Esau is Edom, likely in another language, and his descendants will be referred to as Edomites. When we see that term in Hebrew it will be pronounced "E...