Archive for April, 2006

 

30 April 2006 | 05:52 AM

Have I Told This Joke Before?

~~~Day’s Verse:Like a city that is broken into and without wallsIs a man who has no control over his spirit.Proverbs 25:28~~~ If seagulls fly over the sea, what flies over bays? I admit, it fits better as a spoken joke, but how often do I speak to most of you, honestly? Heck, I’ve never spoken [...]



29 April 2006 | 10:46 AM

Lend Me Your Sneers!

~~~Day’s Verse:A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.Proverbs 18:19~~~ Which of these three do you like better? Or is there another one in this set that trumps all of the ones here?



27 April 2006 | 05:34 PM

Addicted to Consumption

~~~Day’s Verse:?“A little sleep, a little slumber,A little folding of the hands to rest,”Then your poverty will come as a robber,And your want like an armed man.Proverbs 24:33-34~~~ You and I, we’re addicted to consumption. Not to owning things so much, but to the endorphin rush of desiring things. The structure of desire is such [...]



26 April 2006 | 08:13 AM

All Good Things

~~~Day’s Verse:If you say, “See, we did not know this,”Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts?And does He not know it who keeps your soul?And will He not render to man according to his work?Proverbs 24:12~~~ Last night we had the last Women’s Bible Study at my apartment. As a graduating senior, I’m [...]



24 April 2006 | 07:10 PM

Puzzle Me This

~~~Day’s Verse:Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,Or desire his delicacies;For he thinks within himself, so he is.He says to you, “Eat and drink!”But his heart is not with you.Proverbs 23:6-7~~~ In my doodles during class today, I wrote the following. I challenge you to figure out the logic behind my letters, and [...]



22 April 2006 | 01:02 PM

Earth Day 2006

~~~Day’s Verse:Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,Cease from your consideration of it.When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.For wealth certainly makes itself wingsLike an eagle that flies toward the heavens.Proverbs 23:4-5~~~ Today is Earth Day. On the serious side, if you think global warming is a serious issue that we need [...]



20 April 2006 | 04:00 AM

Foolishness to the World

~~~Day’s Verse:Do not associate with a man given to anger;Or go to a hot-tempered man,Or you will learn his waysAnd find a snare for yourself. Do you see a man skilled in his work?He will stand before kings;He will not stand before obscure men.Proverbs 22:24-24, 29~~~ Because I think in lists, this blog will be [...]