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…

20

Today, I'm 20 years old. It's so strange -- this moment in this world in this era. I was born in 2003, so 2023 means I'm 20. If I was born a year earlier or later, it wouldn't be so. When I was young, I often said, "I've waited my whole life to be ten,…

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,…

worship

There is the idea that as you die, your life will flash before your eyes. What do you want to fill your life with? What are the most precious things in your life? The images you want to see as your life fades? It made me realize that I love worship. I want more worship…