Thoughts & Intents
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
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Tame Your Tongue
The human tongue, a weak muscle about four inches long and weighing in at just over two ounces, causes more damage every day than any other created thing in the universe. Granted, this is only because it’s connected to a human brain, although sometimes you gotta wonder if that’s always the case. James puts it this way: “the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity…"
Angel Facts and Fallacies
Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. Not. It’s a really cute line, and a great movie, but the theology in It’s a Wonderful Life is a disaster. Angels are real, though, and we need to understand the truth about them and their purpose. We won’t get that from Hollywood, so let’s see what Scripture has to say about these most mysterious messengers.
From my heart to yours
Summer is cooling, fading, falling. If you live further south, enjoy your hot weather. I’m afraid ours is gone for the year. But autumn has its own beauties, subtle though they may be up here among the pointy trees.
Serving our sweet Savior,
LeeAnn Bonds, Bible Basics Editor
Read my blog, Katalambano!. (Katalambano is a Greek word meaning “to lay hold of so as to make one’s own, to take into one’s self, to lay hold of with the mind, to understand, perceive, learn, comprehend.”)
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September 10, 2010
