August 19, 2015
It has been said, “There are no idle rumors. Rumors are always busy.” There is a rhyme with these words, “Guard well thy tongue – it stretches far, for what you say, tells what you are” (Kn. 411). Reviling is…
August 14, 2015
Let us look, for a moment, at such issues as prayer and Bible readings in schools. These appear to be areas in which the Biblical followers are regaining some lost territory. Forget it. That too is an illusion. First of…
August 3, 2015
Peace is an elusive idea. We always have it at our fingertips, but not quite in our hands. The problem to lasting peace has been the “small-scale individual” (Wa. 1801). His world has no room for anyone else but himself.…
July 28, 2015
Peace has and shall continue to be elusive because humans keep on negotiating from strength. The man with the big stick is no longer a threat to the small man with a nuclear weapon. It does not matter how many…
July 18, 2015
Solomon’s trouble was not with the people. He was popular and admired. They loved his liberal thinking and permissiveness. But that was precisely why he was in trouble with his religious convictions. They did not allow the clattering of his…
July 11, 2015
It was Helen Keller who wrote that the best and most beautiful things in the world could not be seen or touched but felt in the heart. The heart is like a deep ocean. There are many things beneath its…
July 8, 2015
Being merciful has a tremendous affect on a community. One kind act can mushroom into a multitude of kind deeds. According to James, by helping one member correct his erring ways, we cover a multitude of sins (Ja. 5:20). Jesus…
June 29, 2015
Mercy is a sister to justice. It is difficult to have one without the other. Mercy is also a mother to forgiveness. Without it, we would demand and be demanded to pay unfair compensation for our mistakes. And mercy is…
June 23, 2015
Fear is respect and it has to be taught. Moses was instructed to teach it to the children (Deut. 4:10). The leaders were to be guided by the fear of the Lord (Lev. 25:43). Without fear justice would be perverted,…
June 18, 2015
“Blessed Are Those that hunger and thirst after Righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Mt. 5:6). Jesus was not talking about righteousness or righteous people, but about those that were harmed and hurt without recourse. They were then and shall…