Tag Archives: opinions

Human Rules; February 7, 2025


Matthew 15:8-9 “‘These people honor me with their lips,    but their hearts are far from me.They worship me in vain;    their teachings are merely human rules.’” I thought I would be quoting the New Testament, but this is Jesus quoting Isaiah! Frank … Continue reading

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Perfection; January 8, 2025


John 12:43 For they loved human praise more than praise from God. What a sad but common commentary! So much of the time we live our lives for our human audience, performing in ways that we think will get us applause, … Continue reading

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People’s Opinions; November 6, 2024


Isaiah 51:7 “Hear me, you who know what is right,    you people who have taken my instruction to heart:Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals    or be terrified by their insults.” This is extremely important, yet extremely difficult for some people. … Continue reading

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Priorities; May 8, 2024


John 12:43 For they love praise from men more than praise from God. What a sad, yet common, commentary. This is indeed common everywhere around us, and we are prone to it ourselves. Social media feeds into this a great … Continue reading

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Authority; April 26, 2024


Mark 1:22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. I find this a fascinating comment. Jesus not only taught as someone with authority, He … Continue reading

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Truth and Lies; October 17, 2023


Acts 21:36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Away with him!” The whole story of Paul’s arrest is a perfect example of the reality that you can’t reason with terrorists or mobs. The “Jews from the province of Asia” (verse … Continue reading

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Elites; September 17, 2023


Acts 4:19-20 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” This was a society-shaking declaration. … Continue reading

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Stubborn Unbelief; August 25, 2023


John 9:18 The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. I have long loved this particular Bible story for a number of reasons, but at … Continue reading

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Witnesses; May 6, 2023


Psalm 116:1-2 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. It is interesting to me that … Continue reading

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Opinions; August 10, 2020


Luke 6:22 “Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.” My first thought on reading this was that Donald Trump is greatly … Continue reading

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