Easter: Are We, like Mary, Focused on “the Good Part”?

38 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and […]

What’s Love Got to Do with It? Part 2 Love+

Remember my earworm? (No. No. Not that wormy-thingy* Khan put in Chekov’s ear.) *the Ceti eel larva          Star Trek 2 – Khan puts larva in Chekhov’s ear.               No, rather, an earworm, as C. Philip Beaman and Tim I. Williams explained in the British Journal of […]

What’s Love Got to Do with It? Part 1 Love

Have you ever had an earworm? No, no. Not that worm (actually a caterpillar, the corn earworm that attacks the ears – and all parts) of the corn plant.   You know, that “… earworm or brainworm, also known as sticky music or stuck song syndrome, [that] is a catchy or memorable piece of music […]

January: A Time to Look Back, a Time to Look Forward

“Let Us Examine and Probe Our Ways” Lamentations 3:40-41 NASB Have you ever thought about why January is called January? I remember being taught about the origins of the names of the months long ago, of course exactly when is lost in the mists of my mind. [And most likely filed under “Misc.”]   Upon […]

Manna: “What Is It?”

One of the more interesting Hebrew words I’ve come across is manna. First, to place manna in Biblical history: Manna in the Bible The word manna is initially found in Exodus 16, also in Numbers 11, and in Moses’ recap – Deuteronomy 8, and later in a few other places. Beginning in Exodus 7, the […]

Identity Theft 5: 14+ Ways to Prevent the Theft of Your Spiritual Identity

Now that the Theft of your Christian Identity has been discovered, and your Spiritual Identity has been recovered, the next question is Q: How can the Theft of Your Christian Identity be Prevented? The answer (like for preventing Personal Identity Theft) is A: Be Proactive! It has been said that “The best offense is a […]

Identity Theft 4: 14 Ways to Prevent Personal Identity Theft

Now that the Theft of your Identity has been discovered, and your personal Identity has been recovered, the next question is How Can Identity Theft Be Prevented? It is said that the best offense is a good defense. I say, “The best offense is to be PROACTIVE in your defense.” Prevent Identity Theft: Take Action […]

Grief, the Intruder

Wouldn’t you know it?   Just when I think I have this ‘death’ thing chastised, put behind me, dealt with, done, the ‘grief’ thing hits.   Yes, I was sad; but I saw Death as a blessing in disguise, so to speak. I thought I had put Death in ‘his place.’   But I had […]

Death: The Ultimate Rude Interruption

                      Death. What is it … … the end of life on this mortal plane? … the beginning of the hereafter? … the start of the last transformation? Death, Be Not Rude Death drafts behind Disease, Disaster, and Destruction like the second place car on the […]

How Are Thee, Thou, Thy, and Thine Used in the Bible?

Have you ever gotten tangled up in the Second Person Singular Familiar found in the KJV? You know, those pesky “thee’s,” “thou’s, “thy’s,” and  “thine’s.” (Ooops, I forgot to include “thyself.”)         Have you ever been bewildered by its “art’s,” “wert’s,” and “wilt’s”? Those are some of the verb forms that go […]