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6 Jul 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor $0.31
Proverbs 13:19 is a very simple aphorism. It contrasts the fulfillment of desire with turning from evil, an interesting comparison. At first glance, it might be taken to mean that happiness is life's highest purpose. I think that would be going too f...
29 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor $0.52
Proverbs 13:18 is a difficult verse to reflect on, but for a different reason than many other verses may pose problems. It reads: Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored. It seems simple, but th...
23 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew $0.03
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 41:29-36 "Joseph" the movie at 2:12:00 We see Joseph repeating the same thing he said last week but today, he does so with a lot more detail and some suggestions on how to avoid di...
22 Jun 2023 7 minute read 21 comments Allen Taylor $0.34
I find Proverbs 13:17 to be both troubling and encouraging. It's a fitting pearl of wisdom for our absurdly awkward time. Many proverbs, we've found, make a comparison between wicked people and the righteous. Here, we find the comparison to be betwee...
16 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew $0.01
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 41:22-28 "Joseph" the movie at 2:07:00 We saw Joseph being brought before Pharaoh last week where he told him that God can provide an answer to his desperate dreams. We heard the d...
15 Jun 2023 3 minute read 1 comment Allen Taylor $0.31
If one reads The Crux long enough, one might come away with the impression that I see Jesus Christ in every verse of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. That isn't actually the case, but I can understand why one might get that impression. I do, ho...
9 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew $0.02
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 41:15-21 "Joseph" the movie at 2:04:00 We saw, last week, that the cupbearer who had been in jail has finally remembered Joseph. Pharaoh has had dreams and now needs an interprete...
8 Jun 2023 3 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor $0.41
Proverbs 13:14 is fairly straightforward, but not for those who can't, or won't, think spiritually. Within it, there is a single declaration: The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death. It may be singular,...
1 Jun 2023 3 minute read 3 comments Allen Taylor $0.47
If you like I'm doing, consider collecting this post on Paragraph to show your support, or upvote it on gFam. Otherwise, thank you for reading. On the surface, it may appear that Proverbs 13:13 and Galatians 6:7 are about different things. The prover...
28 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew $0.03
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 41:1-7 source Our new chapter starts two years later with Pharaoh waking from a dream. He is very troubled by it. Well, it was actually two dreams and he must know the meaning of them....
