Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:12 Depending on the Christian tradition you hold to, this statement invokes a few things about what it means to “have life.” Some focus on eternal life, and some emphasize earthly life. Yet, if you […]

I opened my email this morning to not one but two deliveries from TFS worthy of being shared; one “dark” and one “light.” They are thought provoking and laugh out loud funny at the same time. In baseball, they call this a doubleheader.

Ad Hominem Recently, two people who are very dear to me were treated quite poorly by others who had divergent opinions on a topic or issue. In both cases, the attackers were aggressive, dismissive, and, in one instance, sank to brutal name-calling. I think you would be surprised if I told you the backgrounds of […]

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 This passage is counter-cultural in both the 1st and 21st centuries. The word “temple” (ναὸς: nah-os) […]

TFS sent me this meme that is a wonderful corollary to my “Litmus Test” bLOG from 2022.08.02. I am also beginning to find that TFS has been a little edgier which may indicate an alter-ego at play, similar to HitchHiker’s alter-ego, Godzilla. I will have to do some digging.

Disagree, but don’t be Disageeable. Last week, I was watching the local news in the morning. The mayor spoke about the latest NYC kerfuffle, this time about budgeting and the cuts in the city’s public education funding because they lost nearly 100,000 students from the system during the pandemic. Daily parental and teacher protests have […]

The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130 Once again, we find ourselves in the acrostic Psalm 119. Today’s verse is brought to you by the letter Pe, and the Hebrew word to start it is pethach (פֵתַח). This word means an opening, an entrance, or an unfolding. God’s […]