Lack of stress relief – What comes my way – Fear, Anxiety… I am not in the physical condition I want to be in. I have no one to blame except myself. I eat too much of the wrong things and I do not exercise in the best manner. This has to stop and today… Continue reading Daily Summaries: A new level of randomness 30: Jeff the eater
Job 4:6 Does reverence, not give confidence? Nor hope, from integrity? This verse for me was a great piece of poetry. I did not want it to follow the normal course as I wanted it to stand out and ask for attention; for time to be spent turning it over in one’s mind.… Continue reading Job 53: Study 40: Job 4:6 – The Glory
2 Peter 2:17-19 Revised Standard Version 17 These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm; for them the nether gloom of darkness has been reserved. 18 For, uttering loud boasts of folly, they entice with licentious passions of the flesh men who have barely escaped from those who live in error. 19 They… Continue reading 2 Peter Lesson 4 – Only 32 questions – Part 4 – 2 Peter 2:17-19 – Enticement
My resource – My knife – Obey Better than Sacrifice WASPs, and I do not mean White Anglo Saxon Protestants, were out and about with us this weekend. My youngest got stung and after some crying and some ice and a little parental input she replied: “That wasn’t as bad as I feared.” Very mature… Continue reading Daily Summaries: A new level of randomness 29: My Jesus
Job 4:5 Yet now that trouble befalls you, You cannot bear it. It touches you, And you are overcome. Interestingly enough, I put in “befalls” all on my own. Every so often I do not like the words used and I reach for the dictionary to pick a word I like the… Continue reading Job 52: Study 39: Job 4:5 – The Fighter
Lesson 4 – Only 32 questions – Part 3 – God’s purpose 2 Peter 2:14-16 Revised Standard Version 14 They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way they have gone astray; they have followed the way of… Continue reading 2 Peter Lesson 4 – Only 32 questions – Part 3 – 2 Peter 2:14-16 – God’s purpose
Be Christ’s Example – Pray Unseen – How to Pray – God’s Power for Forgiving Others – Fast Sacrifice I am reading through 1 Samuel now and learning more about the Kings than I thought was in there. Today, I was in chapter 16 and reread the introduction to David. Having heard so much about… Continue reading Daily Summaries: A new level of randomness 28: David the Prayer
As I went through the chapter, I decided to pull out some details for their own piece. These particular details are how the author breaks down the categories of Love God, Love Others, and Vocation. This probably will not be as useful as reading the book, but maybe better than not doing so. Love God.… Continue reading Morley’s The Christian Man 2B: Life Balance – Some Clues
2 Peter 2:11-22 Revised Standard Version 11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a reviling judgment upon them before the Lord. 12 But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and killed, reviling in matters of which they are ignorant, will be destroyed in the same… Continue reading 2 Peter Lesson 4 – 2:11-13 – Part 2 – The filth
Jesus, David, Abraham – His brothers I missed a few days of this traveling and decided to utilize just these two comments rather than squeeze them in with another week. I feel as if seven is too many as it is, so I might start cherry picking to make it easier. Maybe not. Jesus, David,… Continue reading Daily Summaries: A new level of randomness 27: We are family