Monthly Archives: March 2012
Prayer and Suffering, Daniels/Katz
The last part of this is about suffering in order to obtain the prize.
This is very fitting with what the Lord has been giving me lately. Also, thanks to Klarion Kall for bringing this to my attention.
So Run That You May Obtain (1Cor 9:24)
As a young man I was a runner. I didn’t do it for the health benefits or to win races, I did it because I enjoyed running. Running was a way of venting the frustrations of my adolescence, it was … Continue reading
This Day Have I Begotten Thee (Psalm 2:7)
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. (Psa 2:7) Over the last several posts I’ve been working towards this post. The promise to Abraham and the … Continue reading
I Will Fear No Evil (Psalm 23:4)
I realize that I have been off on a “bunny trail” of sorts, straying from the 2nd Psalm a bit, but there is a very good reason for this. I hope to lay the foundation for what is coming next … Continue reading
A Worthy Foundation (1Cor 3:11)
One of the things that had me pondering vanity this year was the number of friends and relatives that I hold dear who have been having a hard look at their own mortality. So far, though many have been gravely … Continue reading
A Kingdom Within You. (Psalm 2:6)
When I was a boy I would ride across Lake Michigan on the car ferries. One of my friends and I would cross over for the 6 hour trip to Wisconsin and return. Since both of us had relatives who … Continue reading
Two Gardens, Two Tree’s (Luke 22:42)
I had an experience this week that put me in mind of Jesus’s experience in the Garden of Gethsemane, a sleepless night where I needed to decide to lay aside a burden and let my reputation take a blow without … Continue reading
Frank Peretti, “God’s Way or My Way”
Frank Peretti has a lot to say on the subject of vanity in this pair of lectures from the late 1980’s. I listened to them years ago and even though they are a bit dated in their subject matter they … Continue reading
Waves on the Water (Psalm 2:5)
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. (Psa 2:5) Is God evil? In our society “wrath”, “vexing” and “sore displeasure” are words reserved to cruel tyrants not loving gods. Would a … Continue reading
Raging-Vanity 
