A Whitewashed Tomb
On the French Riviera, it is such an important status symbol to have a balcony on an apartment that it is quite common to see balconies painted on the walls of apartment houses. People even paint wet laundry hanging on a clothesline just to give it a touch of reality. This sounds harmless, but there […]
Anxiety
Proverbs 12:25 says, “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.” There are three observations that need to be made about this proverb. First, this proverb is not gender-specific. It is using the word “man” in a generic sense of a human being. Thus, the truth of it […]
In Him Was Life
“In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not” (John 1:4-5). The identify of Jesus to “light” is found here and repeated many other times in the book. First, the Holy Spirit makes clear that although John the Baptist […]
Religion: The New “Dirty Word”
A bumper sticker recently viewed said, “I’m not religious, I just love the Lord.” What in the world does that mean? This strange expression probably is a reaction against the hypocritical conduct of lots of so-called Christians and many of their pretentious leaders. You don’t have to be terribly perceptive to realize that there are […]
