When you look at Jesus of Nazareth, what do you see? Well, for starters, He’s from Nazareth! Nazareth is nasty. Everyone knows not to buy real estate in Nazareth! You’ll be borrowing at 9.5% with no fixed rate, and you’d be putting down roots in the most dangerous region of the country. And that’s sugar-coating […]
“Well, I’m damned,” said the Ghost. “I wouldn’t have believed it. It’s a fair knockout. It isn’t right, Len, you know. What about poor Jack, eh? You look pretty pleased with yourself, but what I say is, What about poor Jack?” “He is here,” said the other. “You will meet him soon, if you stay.” […]
If you’ve never read “The Great Divorce” by CS Lewis, you should! Do it now! Seriously. It’s stupendous. After you read it, give me a call and let’s chat about it. And while you’re reading it, ask yourself, “Which character resembles me?” Here is my favorite scene in the book… I do not know that […]
After thoroughly test’n & mess’n with his brothers in order to discern whether or not he could trust some of them, Joseph decides that he can trust Judah! (because Judah had HIT ROCK BOTTOM AND BENEFITED FROM THE BLESSING OF SCANDALOUS EXPOSURE [see Genesis 38:24-26, and see John 4:29]). Then Joseph stops deceiving his brothers, […]
My buddy Big Reggie sent this to me today – – – >
I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. – Jesus of Nazareth Genesis 42 —> Joe knows something that his brothers don’t know …Joe knows that he is Joe, but they don’t know. Keep your identity secret! Is this lying? Maybe. Joe […]
We know that people are meant to embrace the joy and freedom of meeting a Man who will completely expose all the stuff they’re trying to hide (see John 4:29). And oftentimes we know of specific – shameful – things in people’s lives that most definitely need to be seen and sorted by THE JUDGE […]
On Monday Drew Harris (VP of development at rts) told me about the movie “Wildcat” (a film about Flannery O’ Connor). I got excited about this movie. Prior to watching this motion picture I determined to re-listen to a dozen of Flannery’s short stories. In the course of contemplating Flannery’s stories I came across an […]
Flannery O’ Connor has a short story with the word “artificial” in the title, and you should read it. Here is the ENDING of that story… Mr. Head stood very still and felt the action of mercy touch him again but this time he knew that there were no words in the world that could […]
As we monitor the 2024 Presidential campaign(s), and as we anticipate who the next POTUS will be; THE BIG QUESTION ON EVERYONE’S MIND …What is the main point of the last chapter of the first book of the Bible? In Genesis chapter 50 we find the entire empire of Egypt weeping over the death of […]