God tells us over in Psalms: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” Psalms 51:17. “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Psalms 34:18. Even I...
After a year when the flesh had decayed, the bones were placed into a bone box called an ossuary. The box was carved of limestone, common in the area, to fit the size of the bones of the deceased. The ossuary containing the bones was placed in a tomb which usually was a man made ...
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy...
THE oracle at Delphi had two maxims posted above the entrance to her chamber, for the edification of those who sought her prophecy: “Know thyself” and “Nothing in excess”. Self-knowledge is often the hardest to learn and the least welcome, but the brutal truth is best. Humanity had ...
However, his bragging is not without basis, as he is quite a good fighter and smarter than others think. His personality occasionally causes him to often be inconsiderate and exploitative towards others and he will often put the others down to make himself look better. In interviews, Jonah ...
Will you allow this plot of violence to become another consequence of generational destiny? A gradual destruction. This knowing is so minor it no longer filters your aesthetic references. Yet it becomes the only question we keep answering:do you enjoy your life?
My dog would work on a bone with a ferocious energy, grinding, growling, protecting, until that bone is either gone or hidden away somewhere for future gnawing. Imagine digging into the Word with that kind of energy and passion. I imagine Ezra was like that, pouring over the Law and ...
You don’t have to believe in something called a law of attraction to grasp that thinking money is scarce and hard to come by will create a self-fulfilling prophecy. We were very hungry, and Mom needed to rest. But there were no places to stop, other than stones on the trail. We ...
The master had recently broken down to Yamato as well as his peers that, he would one day vanish from the world. The news settled a bit differently in the team, some of them being a bit more accepting and understanding than others. He found himself back on Arcadia, the night was late...
A meal with no vitamins, minerals or dietary fibre at all, preferably fried and served on white bread*. It just hits the spot, it’s what you need, you may not like yourself for it, it isn’t what you could cope with too often but this time your internal organs will just have to...