Every generation has its unique culture, sayings, and idioms. I am a product of the 70s and grew up with “dude”, “far out”, “boogie down”, and some strange clothing choices by today’s standards. (See the “cat idioms” at the end of the article for examples of other idioms). Lately, there has been a trend of using the phrase “6-7” among the youth that confuses the older … [Read more...] about 6-7
Old Testament
WALKING AGREEMENT!
Recently reading through first John, I was struck by a thought which took my mind way back into the Old Testament. When we read through the first ten generations from Adam to Noah (Genesis 5), we come across the one who lived the least number of years, but whose life was marked by a notable description. We read. … [Read more...] about WALKING AGREEMENT!
What Good Does God Expect of Me?
Does God expect anything from me? If you follow Jesus and the Christian Faith, God does expect something from you. Even in other religions there is always a sense of God requiring something. Even if you do not believe in a God, the Natural World order requires something from me. A universal idea is that one should love one's neighbor. The … [Read more...] about What Good Does God Expect of Me?
DELIVERED!
Some have referred to the God of the Old Testament as a God of anger and the God of the New Testament as a God of love as if there were more than one God. However, God is the God Who is and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:22) And there are many examples of His grace and mercy and patience throughout the pages of the Old Testament. … [Read more...] about DELIVERED!
ENDURING HOPE!
In Paul’s letter to Christians at Rome, he encouraged. . . “(4) For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have … [Read more...] about ENDURING HOPE!
