If you were to cut down a tree
That He commanded to appear,
Would it not have the same rings
As those that have stood for years?

Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly.

You can't let go of anger that you don't acknowledge is there.

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. -Psalm 37:4 ( Read more... )

16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey-whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that ( Read more... )

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of ( Read more... )

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“Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.” - Leviticus 19:17

The Torah portion for this week is a double reading, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, from Leviticus 16:1-20:27. Acharei Mot means “after the death,” and Kedoshim means “holy.” The ( Read more... )

[A cleaned-up version of my text message rant to my husband last week.]

Problems with Ready Player One by Ernest Cline:

• One-dimensional villain - The bad guys exist just as plain old bad guys with no depth, and everyone is simply expected to hate them.
• Spoonfeeding - Plot twists are simply fed to the reader in bulk, robbing them of the opportunity ( Read more... )

It's like the people of Singapore forgot how to flag a bus today ( Read more... )

Ever get that feeling where you have so many things on your mind to do that you just freeze and end up not doing anything ( Read more... )