The secular proverb “knowledge is power” was derived from the works of Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), an English philosopher and statesman. The original phrase comes from the Latin “ipsa scientia potestas est”, which loosely translates “knowledge itself is power.” It was Bacon’s secretary, Thomas Hobbes, who coined the phrase in Latin “scientia potentia est”, which […]
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Jesus said: Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, he
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For years the Spirit’s had me teaching my congregation to read their Bibles on their own time, to make a serious habit of it. I encourage them to do so in the absence of any personal agendas (e.g., reading into the Bible what isn’t there and/or looking for ways the Bible can be manipulated to
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You may recall the good old days of Sesame Street. One of my favorite characters was the Cookie Monster (maybe because I could relate to the way he mowed down a chocolate chip cookie like nobody’s business? – LOL). He used to sing the song, “C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me…Oh, cookie,
Now, before you gloss over and assume this blog is just about golf, please know that I also write about the Ten Commandments, vandalism, and envy. So, please read on… There’s an old saying, ‘every golf shot makes someone happy.’ If it’s a good shot, the player is happy; however, if it’s a bad shot, their opponents
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At the writing of this blog, there’s a TED Talk on YouTube about a couple of capuchin monkeys being paid for performing a work. If, for some reason, this video no longer exists, here’s the gist of it: A scientist performs an experiment with two capuchin monkeys (apparently, this is an experiment which yields similar
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Have you ever had someone say to you, “Oh, the Bible is written by man, so then the truth must be left up to one’s own interpretation”? In my experience, this comes from a person who’s looking for an excuse to dismiss the sovereignty of God’s Word altogether. Coupled with that is a fleshly desire
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Why do most people set out to read the Book of Job? In my experience, it’s to find encouragement during times of suffering. However, while this end goal may be obtainable, I’d argue that venturing into this beautiful book or pigeonholing it as a treatise on suffering alone does great injury to its other major theme,
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How does a perfectly righteous and just God sentence one of His creatures to eternity in Hell when they proclaim they are an atheist? Might said atheist, once burning in Hell, blame God for not adequately revealing Himself to them during their lifetime? Is this a legitimate gripe, or is there something awry in their
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“What have you got if you don’t have your health?” I’ve heard many people ask this over the years. The frequency seems to be increasing, as well, as the company I keep increases in age. Our fleshly bodies are falling apart the older we get, each new illness a harbinger of worse ailments to come!
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