I’m listening to a book by David Mitchell entitled “Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England’s Kings and Queens …A tale of power, glory, and gore from Arthur to Elizabeth I.” It’s informative and hilarious. So many of the stories share similarities (relationally, thematically, and sociologically) with the dramatic and dysfunctional saga of Scripture! At one […]

15:2-3 _ those who conquer the beast and the beast’s image and the number of the beast’s name, will have harps! (and they will sing the song of Moses, and the song of the Lamb). 15:8 _ smoke from the glory of God makes it impossible to enter the sanctuary. 16:9, 11, 21 _ people […]

these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth (11:10) and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished (12:6 …#nourished in the WILDERNESS ἔρημον / מִדְבָּרָה) the woman was given the two wings of the great […]

2 Samuel 19 – – – > David’s son (Absalom) has just been assassinated by David’s nephew (Joab), because David’s son staged a coup d’é·tat (because Abaslom’s full sister was raped by their half brother [Amnon], and the governing authorities [David] did not bestow the benefit of a penalty upon the malefactor – hence Absalom […]

“I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing – – -> talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those […]

A ruler of the synagogue, Jairus by name implored Jesus saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” And Jesus went with him. And a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a […]

Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. WHO ARE 5 IRREVERENT BABBLERS THAT YOU PERSONALLY KNOW? What kind of “knowledge” do these irreverent babblers preoccupy themselves with? You are aware that Phygelus and Hermogenes turned away from me. Who would […]

I met a victim named Myrtle (הֲדַסָּה‎), and I offered her my ardent advocacy. However, instead of anchoring her hope to ardent advocacy, Myrtle opted to exercise her agency. She used her agency to gain mastery over those who hated her, and she coordinated a campaign to kill and destroy those who sought to kill […]

There once was a lady named أناهي ميريام جولدسكريبت. Her obsession was to throw noodles at the wall and watch them stick! Her ardent and unyielding belief was – – – > “if the noodle sticks then it’s ready to be devoured” (see 1 Peter 5:8). But it turns out that أناهي ميريام جولدسكريبت walls […]

The following quotations are from Brant Hansen (author of “Unoffendable”, “The Truth About Us”, “The Men We Need”, “Blessed Are The Misfits,” etc.) “There’s a story of a law doyen asking Jesus what he needs to do to inherit eternal life? Jesus responds with a question, “What is written in the law?” The cognoscente quotes […]