In ancient times pagan children grew up hearing myths about the panoply of gods and the heroes who engrossed gods and men. Today children grow up with their minds teased by fantasies about aliens from outer space and comic super heroes. David was a shepherd in Israel in an ancient age, when as a young [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Meditation’
August 18, 2007
Flesh is Flesh and Spirit is Spirit
Jesus explained to Nicodemus, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6). Later Jesus compared the one born of the Spirit to the wind: “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, [...]
July 16, 2007
Blessed Thought
“He leadeth me: O blessed tho’t! O words with heav’nly comfort fraught! Whate’er I do, where’er I be, Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me.” — Joseph H. Gilmore, 1862.
“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. [...]
May 25, 2007
Walking with God
The story of Enoch intrigues me. He walked with God and was not, because God took him (Genesis 5:18-24). This walk was a unique walk of faith that so pleased God, that God took Enoch up, so that he did not die (Hebrews 11:5). How does a person [...]
May 3, 2007
You the Man
“You the man!” I liked hearing those words from my friend, Sam. It was probably just a minor accomplishment that compelled such fleeting praise; but I appreciated it. What really is a man? I wonder if the two young men who murdered another young man in a recent drive-by hit received [...]
