This Random Verse Comment was originally published on December 7, 2013. I hope it is not a post that will live in infamy! . . . and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his …
“Evil labours with vast power and perpetual success—in vain: preparing always only the soil for unexpected good to sprout in.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters, p.76
Here is a CGG Weekly essay of mine that was published just today. New stuff! How novel! This world is a horrible place. The planet on which we live along with more than seven billion other human begins is an evil, scary, terrible place. The facts are clear and obvious.
I originally posted this Random Bible Verse comment on November 17, 2013. Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? —Psalm 139:21 The psalmist, King David, makes a claim that the modern Westerner, steeped in the feel-goodism …
I first let this little Random Bible Verse comment into the world on October 26, 2013. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. —I Corinthians …
“Good writers of prose must be part poet, always listening to what they write.” ~William Zinsser
This RBV Commentary first saw the light of day on October 5, 2013. “If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his servants become wicked.” —Proverbs 29:12 This proverb is the first of a set of three that runs through verse 14. The general theme concerns the integrity of government, …
