For many Christians, judging is a confusing subject. “Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged” is an ever-ready verse in discussions about judging (Matt. 7:1). Yet being a Christian automatically involves a person in judgments. Christianity claims Christ is the only way to God and calls a number of socially acceptable behaviors sinful…
Tag: Apostle Paul
Dead Men, Has-Beens, and Jailbirds
God brought forth the promised son when Abram was as good as dead (Rom. 4:19). God used Moses to deliver Israel from slavery only after he was a has-been tending sheep in the desert for 40 years. Paul is remembered as a powerhouse of ministry, a fearless preacher, a worker of miracles. But when was…
Forgetting, Reaching, Thinking
The Lord isn’t surprised when we blow it. He expects nothing else from our flawed nature. In one sense, His goal isn’t to get us to a place where we never sin again (in this life). But that is often our goal. God’s goal has more to do with Christ and less to do with…
A (Not So) Happy Mother’s Day
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, a day when many of us celebrate our mothers and wives. As tomorrow approaches, I am reminded of a number of people I know who have lost children–due to miscarriage, still birth, accidents or unexplained reasons. Perhaps this is true of others who follow The Voice of One. I cannot fathom such…
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THE PROFIT PROPHET PRAYS & PREYS GIVES PRAISE TO GOD WITH GILTED GUILT SO WHOLLY HOLY A BORE AND A BOOR FIGHTING PHRASE FRAYS WITH HIS MISSAL MISSILES SHOOTING HIS CANON CANNON AT THE COWERED COWARDS HE DROPS THE AXE OF ACTS HE SPREADS THE PALL OF PAUL HE’S THE BARREN BARON THE HEEL OF…
Who Are You, Lord?
Lepicie, “Conversion of St. Paul” “Who are you, Lord?” This was Paul’s question after Jesus struck him blind and stopped him in his tracks (Acts 9:1-5). Paul was on his way to Damascus where he planned to continue killing or imprisoning followers of Jesus. Then, the future apostle was a Pharisee. He learned under the…
The Dead Know Nothing…but Christ
d “For you died” (Col. 3:3). Ecclesiastes expounds what it means to be dead with Christ: “For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward and even the memory of them is forgotten. Their love, their hate, and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they…
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