Culture dies when we die. Our human values and rituals and fears and prides and clothing styles and economic statuses and properties all get snatched out of our hands when we take our last breaths. If we are watching someone die slowly, we may have the misperception that their hands’ grip is loosening slowly, but at any point at which they might be raised from the proximity of death, their […]
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Fear of the Lord is Hatred of Evil
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn what it means to fear our God, because finding the […]
You Are Changing
Every day, you are changing. Some of the change is improvement, some is not. Some weaknesses are increasing. Some strengths are increasing. Your environment is changing all the time, and some of its changes are influencing you. Some of your intentional habits and some of your new habits are strengthening you. How much is changing in each category? The more you focus on learning more, the more you exercise your […]
Fear of the Lord is Zion’s Treasure
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn what it means to fear our God, because finding the […]
A Big Stumbling Block
For to those who are perishing the message of the cross is foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is God’s power. For it is written:I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish? For since, in God’s wisdom, […]
From Fear to Strong Confidence
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn what it means to fear our God, because finding the […]
Better Than Moonshine
The light in the yard from a full moon at midnight is spectacular in contrast to the blackness in the same yard during the new moon, with no man-made supplement of flashlight or street light. At it’s best and most glorious, though, moon light is second-hand sunlight. The Light we seek is brighter than the sun. As Paul told Agrippa, “…at midday, O king, along the road I saw a […]
From Fear to the Power to Turn From Evil
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn what it means to fear our God, because finding the […]
From Fear to Protection From Death
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn what it means to fear our God, because finding the […]
From Fear to Prolonged Life
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn what it means to fear our God, because finding the […]