I was reading last week, and the author (an old Puritan) compared our thoughts to a blossoming fruit tree! In his illustration, each blossom was a thought. But (as is true in nature) every single blossom did not yield fruit. (Fruit being analogous to … [Continue reading]
PSALM 45:1 … INDITING?
Yes, the first Line of the 45th Psalm uses that very verb, "inditing." But what does it mean? Here's the first Sentence in the Verse, King James Version ... "My heart is inditing a good matter." First, let me mention that the Object of this … [Continue reading]
AUGUST 27, 2024 … A DAY THE LORD HATH MADE!
I just noticed that on this day in history, August 27, back in the year 1883 ... the earth was shaken by what is likely (so far anyway) the greatest explosion she has ever experienced! Yes, a volcano off the coast of Indonesia erupted with … [Continue reading]
A BETTER VIEW …
I just came across this quote: "Don't be afraid of death. It is the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life." That's a politically correct view these days, I suspect. Life is a game. Death has no horrors. (Implied, there is no … [Continue reading]
ONE OF MY FAVORITE VERSES OF ALL … AND FAVORITE SONG TOO!
Here is the verse ... "For I know Whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day." Quoting 2nd Timothy 1:12. Yes, there are many things in life I do not know (we as … [Continue reading]