Could there be anything more powerful than words? Seriously. Imagine one day without words—neither hearing them nor speaking them. And no reading and writing. Imagine school if language did not exist. How would we teach anyone anything? What if our whole existence were gestures and rudimentary signs (sign language WITHOUT words or letters). Imagine theContinue reading “Words.”
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History’s Only Talking Animal
So you think you know the Bible? You’re familiar with Adam and Eve, Noah’s Ark, the Exodus, and the life of Jesus. But can you locate the only talking animal in the history of the world? Sure, animals talk in fables and the tales of Uncle Remus and Disney movies. But when did an animalContinue reading “History’s Only Talking Animal”
Don’t Bury God’s Word Under Empty Distractions. Job 38:2.
Begin your day with God’s word. Don’t let TV and social media fill your head with the noise of the anxious, fighting world. Begin your day with God’s voice. End your day with God’s voice. Imagine: You’ve lost your riches, your status, your health, and your children. Your farm and ranch operation is destroyed. OnceContinue reading “Don’t Bury God’s Word Under Empty Distractions. Job 38:2.”
Perfect Integrity. Job 1:1.
“There was a man in the land of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity who feared God and turned away from evil.” Job 1:1. What is meant by “perfect integrity”? Integrity means “wholeness,” so perfect integrity means being whole—there are no empty places inside you, no bricks missing in your wall. Continue reading “Perfect Integrity. Job 1:1.”
Bless Your Children.
Even a casual reader of the Old Testament will notice that people took spoken words—blessings and curses—more seriously back then. Genesis is filled with powerful blessings spoken over people. Each patriarch blesses his sons: Abraham blesses Isaac, Isaac blesses Jacob and Esau, Jacob blesses his twelve sons, and more. Some of Jacob’s blessings are poetic:Continue reading “Bless Your Children.”
Household Words: 