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  • Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness

    As I said in my last post, I’ve was reading the Sermon on the Mount using the interlinear Greek available on BibleHub.com, and there were a few of the Beatitudes that seeing them in the Greek made me think. In this case the fourth one, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for…

  • Pure in Heart, Another Point of View

    I have been reading the Beatitudes with biblehub.com’s Greek interlinear and I’ve noticed that English grammar and syntax are very different from Greek. This difference can give a whole new perspective. This is especially true for the sixth Beatitude. The English version of Beatitude says, “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see…

  • Rob Reiner and Elmer Gantry

    Here it is only my fourth post and already I’m forced to refer to politics since so much of the world wants to mix faith and politics. So, I must respond to Rob Reiner’s attacks on Christians supporting Donald Trump. Before I do, let make it clear I’m a reluctant Trump voter. In the last…

  • Kat Von D is a Babe in Christ

    Kat Von D has been baptized. To be honest I knew nothing about the woman until she was interviewed by several Christian Podcasters and heard others comment on it. From these sources I discovered that she is a minor celebrity who gained some popularity in the reality show LA Ink, and she was involved in…

  • Worship and Love

    When asked, Jesus declared that “Love the Lord thy God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and all your strength,” as the greatest commandment. You should relize that the communal worship of believers embodies this command. When believers assemble, we sing and play music to praise and honor God. Nothing touches…