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Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

James 1:19 – For Modern Readers

| November 6, 2011

Perryism – Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, and slow to hit the reply button (1:19).

James 4:1-4 – Our Defining Moments

| February 4, 2011

Thomas Paine wrote “These are the times that try men’s souls.” He wrote these remembered and revealing words in the pamphlet ‘American Crisis’ (tract 1) during the winter of Valley Forge. He wrote in a way to encourage soldiers and the public to continue to fight in the Revolution despite the many and severe hardships […]

Ephesians 4:29 – Words Are Actions

| November 4, 2010

The proverb, “actions speak louder than words,” is true to an extent. The reality is that such a declarative proverb hopes to have its words become a call for action. Therefore to say that actions speak louder than words, does not include the reality that words can be actions. And then the added truth is […]

Perryism – The Purpose of Mirrors

| May 6, 2010

Perryism – Mirrors are meant for self-reflection, not just to reflect your self. James 1:22-25 NASB  But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.  (23)  For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in […]

Ephesians 4:29 – Words Are Actions

| April 23, 2010

The proverb, “actions speak louder than words,” is true to an extent. The reality is that such a declarative proverb hopes to have its words become a call for action. Therefore to say that actions speak louder than words, does not include the reality that words themselves can be actions. The proverb, “sticks and stones […]

James 1:5 – Wisdom

| February 19, 2010

Are we wise? I seem to pray for wisdom more today than in bygone years. Either I am realizing the greater need, or how unwise I truly am, or more likely a combination of both.  In contemplating wisdom I have a thought or two: I often do not respond immediately to what is said or written. I calculate […]

Matthew 22:37-40 – The Paradox of Love

| February 15, 2010

Two doctors walk into a room, giving different diagnoses, then walk out of the room.  Confused and frustrated, the patient turns to the nurse and says, “Do they always contradict each other?”  The nurse replies, “No, they are just a… paradox.” Jesus, the Great Physician, never contradicted Himself, but He was a paradox – the […]

Genesis 1:26-27 – Married to the Image of God

| January 15, 2010

In the beginning God said, Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; … God created man in His own image in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.  God blessed them and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and […]

Philippians – Life Is Like Disney World

| November 11, 2009

If you have ever been to Disneyland, Disney World, or just about any amusement park, you might find some amusement in these observations. An author once wrote, “Life is tough…it’s no Disneyland.”  The author is correct in assessing “life is tough.”  And yet from my “back-door perspective,” may I suggest life is very much like […]

2 Corinthians 5:19 – Reconciliation is Personal

| November 3, 2009

 Christianity is unique among world religions for some very essential reasons, such as the concept of grace.  In pagan religions, the gods had to be pacified and placated as enemies of the people.  The true God does not count Himself as our enemy, but we are His when we act out in our rebellious ways. […]