With Jack Bailey
Scripture “Therefore, you shall be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.” ~Deuteronomy 5:32, NKJV Quote The many minute and contemptible things that solicit our curiosity {attention} every day are pass counting. ~Augustine I love to pray but I…
Scripture For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. ~I John 2:16 Quote Avid curiosity {lust of the eyes} masquerades as a zeal for knowledge and learning. ~Augustine {My…
Scripture The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! ~Luke 18:11, NLT Quote Man’s only infinite trait is his ignorance. ~Ya’akov Do you want a challenge mentally? Read Augustine or C.S. Lewis. Yesterday, Augustine…
Scripture What are mere mortals that You should think about them, human beings that You should care for them? Yet You made them only a little lower than {Elohim} Yourself and crowned them with glory and honor. ~Psalm 8:4-5, GNT Quote We marvel at the grandeur of magnificent things like water falls, mountains, the stars and the planets…
Scripture How long will you be heavy hearted human creatures? Why love emptiness and chase after falsehood? ~Psalm 4:3, Augustine Quote I was inflamed by the Psalms with love for You {God}. ~Augustine {My Confessions, p.162} I was reading Augustine’s My Confessions and he quoted Psalm 4:3, How long will you be heavy hearted human creatures?…
Scripture Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. ~Isaiah 2:11, NLT Quote Anything that comes from God will justly turn bitter if it is unjustly loved by people who forsake Him. ~Augustine Jeff Strueker mentioned in his speech at the Kiwanis Club’s just prior to Memorial Day that he had his…
Scripture The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. ~Luke 15:12, NLT Quote I was greedy for another persons loss. ~Augustine {My Confessions, Book II, 9.17} In his youth Augustine ran with a company of…
Scripture In order that sin might be recognized as sin, it {sin} used what is good {law} to bring about my death {condemnation}, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful. ~Romans 7:13 NIV Quote The proof of a foolish carnal man is this–He regards himself as spiritual and is pleased with himself.…