at happened that people can’t stop feeling anger or resentment toward others and so continue to embrace perceived insults for their standards or principles?
Category: Reflections
The Salty Tongue
If I could add to this verse, it would include “seasoned with salt and not colorful metaphors or expletives.” I have read many conversations on social media about how the Bible doesn’t say, “don’t curse,” “don’t swear” and “never defines inappropriate words.” But, do colorful metaphors and expletives flavor our conversations with salt or do they leave a bitter sound in the ears of those listening? Does it cheapen our testimony of the One who changed our hearts and gave us new life?
The Alef, the Ox, and the Manger
In the Hebrew alphabet, the first letter alef coincides with the first commandment in Exodus 20:2-3: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me.” א Alef has the Hebrew word picture of an Ox meaning ‘first, strength.’…
The Perfect Candidate
This is a description of my perfect candidate based on the Word of God.