• Parables: Truth Hidden in the Open, Part III

     “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is…

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  • Parables: Truth Hidden in the Open, Part II

    “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Luke 8.8) “To you [My disciples] has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that ‘they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not…

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  • Parables: Truth Hidden in the Open

    “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Luke 8.8). Who has ears? Most people, right? Of course, there are anomalies, but the general makeup of the human being is two ears, two eyes, one mouth, two hands, five fingers, etc., etc. So, based off the above statement by Jesus it would appear at…

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  • A Little Folklore Turned Reality: Robin Hood and Redistribution of Wealth

    Folklore has a way of taking a look at life from a perspective that some might yearn was reality, though it be nothing more than fantasy. One particularly famous lore that will at least momentarily dominate my comments for the moment and be a stepping stone of sorts to a related topic, is that of…

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  • Vanity

    Vanity

    It is Friday afternoon about 3:58 eastern standard time here in the U.S. A few moments ago, I returned home from a killer workout at the gym. I say killer for two reasons: 1) it was a good work out (I’m so tired I can barely move my arms or legs), 2) I am 40…

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