If you could see God, the sight would be overwhelming. You would not survive. We know that no one can see God’s face and live, Exodus 33:20. But I’m not sure how to account for what lawyers call “the mechanism of the injury.” What exactly would be fatal about the encounter? Would the sight ofContinue reading “No One Can Stand in the Presence of God’s Glory. Ezekiel 1:28.”
Category Archives: Glory of God
Building Temples and Building Homes. 2 Chronicles 7:1-3.
Pictured: “Topping Out Bear Stearns, New York City,” image copied from https://millersamuel.com/with-a-flag-an-i-beam-and-a-christmas-tree-the-party-is-just-getting-started/ I grew up in a boomtown. During my childhood, Houston was America’s fastest growing city.[1] One day my friends and I might be in a field flipping over scrap wood to find snakes, and a year later it would be a 10-story IRSContinue reading “Building Temples and Building Homes. 2 Chronicles 7:1-3.”
Manly Exploits and the Manly Heart. 2 Samuel 23:8.
Pictured: Yellowfin tuna from this fishing guide’s website: https://alphonsefishingco.com/fly-fishing/species/yellowfin-tuna/ Once, after a day of deep-sea fishing, I joined my friend Doug at a stainless steel cleaning table. Ours was one of four tables, each surrounded by men cleaning fish and swapping stories. It was amazing to see the huge redfish and yellow-fin tuna and amberjackContinue reading “Manly Exploits and the Manly Heart. 2 Samuel 23:8.”
Do You Have Afflictions? Romans 5:2-5.
Are you suffering from afflictions? We all do. This year I have suffered with allergies, a twisted ankle that took months to heal, an apparently arthritic elbow that has bothered me for over a year and only seems to get worse. Things on the job have been unusually difficult due to a recent merger, andContinue reading “Do You Have Afflictions? Romans 5:2-5.”
THE WHITE-STALLION MOMENT. Matthew 21:5.
Have you felt a moment of glory? Circling the bases after a home run? Walking into a room, knowing you’re the best dressed? Playing a leading role on stage? Driving an amazing car. Or riding up on a crowd while sitting atop a magnificent horse—that feels like glory. Do you know that feeling? Riding anContinue reading “THE WHITE-STALLION MOMENT. Matthew 21:5.”
WHY ARE WE HERE? Isaiah 40-43.
What is the point of our short little lives? “All humanity is grass… the grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God remains forever.” Isaiah 40:6,8. “The nations are a drop in a bucket, a speck of dust on the scales… all the nations [6,000,000,000 people!] are as nothing to Him, nothingnessContinue reading “WHY ARE WE HERE? Isaiah 40-43.”
THE GOLDEN HOUR REVEALS THE GLORY OF GOD. Isaiah 24:23.
Last night while I was mowing I watched the sun transform from hot, golden sunlight to cooler sparkling light dappling through the trees. The clouds above me went from white to yellow to pink. Then this morning I had to leave before dawn and drive into the city. The drive took a while, andContinue reading “THE GOLDEN HOUR REVEALS THE GLORY OF GOD. Isaiah 24:23.”
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