Jonah 4:8 (New Living Translation) 8 And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed. This is the end of the story […]
Entries from July 2024
Tortured to the Point of Death
July 28th, 2024 · No Comments
Tags: Jonah · Old Testament
What Is Seen or Heard
July 27th, 2024 · No Comments
Isaiah 11:3 (New Living Translation) 3 He will delight in obeying the Lord.He will not judge by appearancenor make a decision based on hearsay. Most folks who study these things believe these verses from the prophet Isaiah are describing Jesus Christ. The prior verses tell us that the Spirit of the Lord will rest on […]
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Too Much Talk
July 21st, 2024 · No Comments
Proverbs 10:19 (New Living Translation) 19 Too much talk leads to sin.Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. I have been writing this contemplation collection of thoughts for about 16 years as of this morning. I have struggled with contemplating the collection of Proverbs. Every phrase could be a contemplation. They could stand alone without […]
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The Pathway to Life
July 20th, 2024 · No Comments
Proverbs 10:17 (New Living Translation) 17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,but those who ignore correction will go astray. One book that greatly influenced how I read the Bible and live as a Christian is “The Pilgrim’s Progress.” Being a Christian is like walking on a pathway. There are several pathways […]
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Consider the Worm
July 14th, 2024 · No Comments
Jonah 4:7 (New Living Translation) 7 But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away. The story of Jonah is famous for??? The great fish or whale that swallowed Jonah. The fish was so great that Jonah lived […]
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Don’t Travel That Road
July 13th, 2024 · No Comments
Proverbs 1:15 (Christian Standard Bible) 15 my son, don’t travel that road with themor set foot on their path, The writer is encouraging the reader to avoid the path of all who make profit dishonestly. Those folks are greedy. They want profit so badly that they are trapped by the traps they lay for others. […]
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What Are You Afraid Of?
July 7th, 2024 · No Comments
Isaiah 8:12-13 (New Living Translation) 12 “Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do,and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.13 Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life.He is the one you should fear.He is the one who should make you tremble. This reads like it was written last weekend. Life […]
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Mocked as Old Maids
July 6th, 2024 · No Comments
Isaiah 4:1 (New Living Translation) 1 In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, “Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won’t be mocked as old maids.” We don’t use the […]
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