Avoid Deception

Now that I'm on the subject of 20, I remember a lesson: Don't believe deceptions. My biggest regrets trace back to the times I believed deceptions. Or even when I didn't believe deceptions, but didn't know how to avoid them. The Book of Revelation, interestingly, has something to say about deceptions. The Beast out of…

the cube part two

Last week, I described four roads, intersecting near my house. This week, I will explain why it struck me. Throughout the Bible, God describes his Kingdom and his Temple. In Revelation, this ends with the description of a giant cube: "The city was shaped like a cube, because it was just as high as it…

good deed

This week's post is more of a question than an answer. Reading through Revelations, it speaks of the Bride's dress as "fine linen, bright and pure--for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints." (Rev. 19:8). And that made me wonder: what is a righteous deed? James speaks of it, too. And throughout Revelation,…

to know God

Reading 1 John, I found this passage irritating: "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God." That day, someone was visiting that I didn't want to see. Not her, I thought. I don't have to love her, do I? And…

to have a story

Reading poetry, it never fails to amaze me that a simple thing like raindrops or parachutes or a strand of hair can be transformed in a page of words. Simplicity becomes sublime. It reminds me too, of a passage I saw in Revelations: "A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun,…