If we were nothing we would deserve it. If we suffered hideous disease for 80 years what claim do we have to anything else? But we are something, undeniably. By breathing we disrupt the air. By seeing, speaking, hearing, and the like, we aid in righteous judgment. It is impossible for someone to be nothing. […]
Without a vision the people perish. That is to say: unless someone shows the way, the opinions of man will crush us. Mankind is miserably vulnerable. Still, the imagination of Man writes stories of super people; people who overcome terror and destruction, rising to hero status. We desperately need someone to succeed where others have […]
Are you facing a fearful task? Try to remember how many you faced. Take notice that you’re still here. The only way to face something fearful is to move into it one step at a time. You won’t know how it turns out until you go through it. Face life with a joyful valor. What […]
Some days are better than others. Some are difficult. Some require nothing of us. Naturally, we prefer the latter. The hard times provide a long and complicated story. While sweet days can be summed up in one word, restful. Not much of a legacy can be gathered for the one who has nothing but restful […]
Take a peek at the odds in gambling. They cannot fall in favor of the player. There are a limited number of variables in every game, yet those limited number of variables often devastate players People call it luck. “Good luck” has risen to an almost God like blessing. People believe in luck far more […]
The way of Christ in action (A personal reflection): All my life people have told me I can’t do anything. I can’t explain why I’ve been singled out, I am apparently no different than any other human being. But look at the effect of naysaying. I never did believe them, but eventually I gave up. […]
Spineless horde! So terrified of loss. Vainly, they stand For the opinions of another man’s religion. Religion, a man’s way of pleasing his version of God. In that respect There are as many religions as people who have lived. The spineless want peace. Quite willingly, They toss away the peace of God in Christ, That […]
Spineless hoard! So terrified of loss. Vainly, they stand For the opinions of another man’s religion. Religion, a man’s way of pleasing his version of God. In that respect There are as many religions as people who have lived. The spineless want peace. Quite willingly, They toss away the peace of God in Christ, That […]
Am I ready for my time: To speak of such from the body. I think of the sky above. That moment of passing through – The sun, the moon, the clouds and airborne creatures. But no. I think of the earth below and the wind which moves upon it – support no more for my […]
No one can make me hate. No one can fill my mouth with hateful words. No one can cause me to incite another to violence. All of that is in my own heart. Control of that lives in my own heart. Even if my mind tells me to agree with all those evil things, my […]