by Daniel H. King, Sr. Older people have always tended to look at the world differently than do younger folks. Time and experience have taken their toll upon us and so naivité is no longer an option for us. We have been around the block before and so the scenery does not look much better, […]
In the Gospel according to John one of the dominant themes of the work is light and darkness. Presumably the theme is borrowed from the first chapter of the book of Genesis where God spoke light into existence and thus brought the darkness into submission with the words, “Let there be light!” The text simply […]
In the biblical era it was not easy for people to make the distinction between someone who only claimed to speak for God and in His name and that person who genuinely did so. This is one of those things that explains the need for miraculous signs in the Bible. After all, a claim is simply […]
The parable about the “Prodigal Son” has come to be recognized in all languages and cultures as a superlative story which has few parallels and precious few equals. On the one hand the parable is of such a nature that it could happen in most any family, and on the other it is shot through […]
Sometimes we hope for things that, if we really knew what we were wishing for, we would not want them. I have known of people who wished for millions of dollars in prize money from some giveaway or lottery, but had no idea the kinds of problems that attended such large amounts of money. One […]
The designation “polite society” is, of course, a nuanced expression which has as its primary focus “the etiquette and manners of the upper class.” However, the term is really broader than that, and in fact it has also come to depict more generally those who practice good graces in whatever circumstance and in spite of […]
How we are perceived by others is not something that we can always determine on our own. The other person has almost complete control of that. But we have input into the matter and may certainly suggest to the other person how we might like to be seen. In one of Paul’s remarks in his […]
As Paul said goodbye to his friends from Ephesus at the seaport town of Miletus on the Mediterranean Sea, about 37 miles from their home, he shared a number of touching thoughts with them. They had made their way to his side expressly for the purpose of visiting with him and hearing from him one […]