THE BARKING DOGS
Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (1769-1844) poet and essayist wrote Kriloff’s Original Fables. This one is about ‘Barking Dogs.’ “Two Strangers once, engaged in earnest talk, Were […]
Ben Fike
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UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) author and professor wrote: “The ancient understanding of holistic knowing that includes experiencing the impact of knowledge on the learner is largely […]
ROOSTERS AND SIRENS
Just about everyone knows what a crowing rooster sounds like. The piercing sound can be heard a long distance. The big rooster book says a […]
PRETENDING
The Lord may move us in many ways, but the fastest is when he clearly speaks to us. ‘My sheep hear my voice’ and when […]
VARIOUS DETACHMENTS
Richard Rohr of the Center for Contemplation and Action wrote: “Although the journey began with giving away possessions, desert ascetics understood that what possessed them […]
THE SHIRT TEST
The Shirt Test is a simple test to determine who we are and who others might be. This is a rather scientific test and as […]
FORTY DAYS SAVED
The Children of Israel had been slaves in Egypt for 430 years. Moses was sent to rescue and deliver them. They saw the plagues of […]
THE SILVERWARE SERIES
#13 THE SILVERWARE CIRCLE From the Stone Age with rocks, bones, sticks and shells as the early Silverware of our ancestors who walked around dragging […]
KINGDOM CHILDREN
Jesus said, ‘I tell you solemnly,’ or ‘truly,’ or in our language, ‘I tell you for sure, unless you change and become like children, you […]
LIVING IN TRUTH
Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California and author (recently booted out of the Southern Baptist Convention for allowing women to be preaching […]