Jude points out to his own people that nothing has happened which they might not have expected. The apostles had given warning that in the last times just such evil men as are now among them would come. The actual words of Jude’s quotation are not in any New Testament book. He may ...
mainly concentrates on human thoughts and emotions rather than a story.Lyrics always bear song-like appeal.These are mainly short poems.Popular lyric poem forms are the elegy,the ode and the sonnet.William Shakespeare,Edmund Waller and Keats are some of the greatest lyric writers of all times....
grew and when He had to go (from her home toward His express mission). I expect she knew things in her heart that confounded everyone else. But it was altogether something else to be near Him in the times and places very near when He became sin so He could save us. And then when ...
Kathleen, may be from ancient Greek of the goddess, Hecate. Some of the things associated with Hecate are crossroads, the moon, dogs, two torches, tombs and the underworld.
St. Luke deprecates the commencement of such an utterance in their heart; S t. Matthew denies its justice. Within yourselves; cf. Esther 4:13 (Hebrew). We have Abraham to our father. As it was recognized on all hands that the promise of blessing was made to Abraham and his seed, it...
Elvistook his most famous dog song from Big Mama Thornton, but saluted them a few other times in his career. From his second album, “Old Shep” might well be the weepiest song in his catalog, a mournful tale of a boy losing his best four-legged friend. For an antidote, we’d sug...
gratitude is never out of season. When the news and our social media feeds are full of woe, when our own lives are deeply impacted by natural disasters, illness, grief, discord in our society, war or threats of war, in these times even moments of gratitude can center us and remind us...
As Drake approaches his second verse, there’s a bit of a shift like there’s a sense of agitation. He’s fed up with the talk, whether it’s from people who are dissing behind his back or people he’s just tired of hearing from in general. Especially when he states, “I’m tire...
There are times when serving the absolute needs of the people should inspire some generosity, or at least flexibility, on the part of the landlord. The rents in Scarsdale should not be so excessive that stores close a few years after they open, which commonly happens. Scarsdale should aspire...
depression. While our teens are growing, they need roots to anchor them. All of us do, in times like these. We need to be rooted in Christ’s love in order to see ourselves through His acceptance, to perceive our circumstances through His sovereignty, and to establish our hope in His ...