GUARD DUTY

A study of Philippians 4:4-7 (4) Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! (5) Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. (6) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (7) And the peace…

Blue Heaven

“Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die”  Albert King   Evangelical Christianity has convinced the world that the goal of salvation is a ticket to heaven.  Nothing could be further from the truth.    Albert King, one of the great blues guitar players, performed a classic rendition of The Sky Is…

The Shorter Theology

A psalm of thanksgiving.  Shout joyfully to YHWH, all the land. Psalm 100:1  (Hebrew text numbering) Thanksgiving – This is a praise song (the meaning to the Greek word psalmoi) of todah (the Hebrew word for thanksgiving).  In English translations, this introductory comment is relegated to tiny type and generally ignored, but in Hebrew it…