“This is the inscription that was written: mene, mene, tekel, parsin. “Here is what these words mean: Mene:: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. Tekel[: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. Peres]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” Daniel 5:25-28 (NIV).Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 19 July 2021 Today’s topic: The King Was Afraid”
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Practical Proverbial, from Jude, 9 December 2020 Today’s topic: Jude’s Downer
These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. Jude 12 (NIV). I’m going to admit: this verse is a bit of a downer. I mean, when someone splashes cold water onContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jude, 9 December 2020 Today’s topic: Jude’s Downer”
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