The King of Cool Meets the King of Kings

The King of Cool Meets the King of Kings I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” – Ecclesiastes 2:1-2 Ecclesiastes 1:13-17: I applied my heart to seekContinue reading “The King of Cool Meets the King of Kings”

Paganini, Perseverance, and One String

Paganini, Perseverance, and One String I, yes, I alone, will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again. – Isaiah 43:25 Micah 7:18-20 Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angryContinue reading “Paganini, Perseverance, and One String”

Obedience Without Respect Is Hypocrisy

Obedience Without Honor Is Hypocrisy And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote. Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites with amazing wonders.Continue reading “Obedience Without Respect Is Hypocrisy”

We Can Only Receive What God Gives

We Can Only Receive What God Gives God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. – John 1:6-7 John 3:22-30 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.Continue reading “We Can Only Receive What God Gives”