In 2023, New York attorney Steven A. Schwartz represented an airline passenger allegedly injured after being struck by a beverage cart. In March of 2023, Schwartz filed a brief that cited the following case: Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co Ltd., 925 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 2019). The problem? There is no Varghese v. ChinaContinue reading “DON’T DOUBLE DOWN! 1 Samuel 14:44.”
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Pray Like Nehemiah. Nehemiah 1:4-11.
A wise king surrounds himself with capable people. Pharaoh made Joseph second-in-command, Genesis 41:40-42. Nebuchadnezzar elevated the best of the Hebrews, young men “skillful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge,” bringing them into his service, Daniel 1:3-4. The same is true of Nehemiah. He was the king’s cupbearer, a position of great trust. ThereContinue reading “Pray Like Nehemiah. Nehemiah 1:4-11.”
REND YOUR HEARTS AND NOT YOUR GARMENTS. Joel 2:12-13.
I remember fighting with my brother as a small child. Mama stopped us from squabbling and insisted that we apologize to each other. We grumbled something. “Now say it again, and this time, say it like you mean it.” So we would apologize a second time, much more sweetly. We were learning a valuable lesson—oneContinue reading “REND YOUR HEARTS AND NOT YOUR GARMENTS. Joel 2:12-13.”
Sin Sickens. It Festers.
Cat fights result in bites and scratches filled with germs. But cat skin heals quickly—sometimes faster than the underlying infection—creating an abscess. To heal it, the vet will drain it. In serious cases the vet will stitch a piece of plastic in place to hold the wound open, ensuring the fluid continues to drain. AbscessesContinue reading “Sin Sickens. It Festers.”
Confession is Good for the Soul.
When I was a Boy Scout we took long hikes with loaded, external-framed backpacks. A six-mile walk with a heavy pack is tough—and the hardest part is setting off again after a break. Shouldering a heavy pack the second time is harder than the first. When we sin we carry the weight on our soulContinue reading “Confession is Good for the Soul.”
Passive Voice of Biblical Proportions.
You know what passive voice is? It’s the opposite of Jocko Willink’s “extreme ownership.” Writers and English teachers deride passive voice because it is an attempt to conceal the cause of things, such as when you say, “the lamp fell and broke,” rather than “I broke the lamp.” In Exodus 32, Aaron employs passive voice.Continue reading “Passive Voice of Biblical Proportions.”
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