NOVEMBER
30
Keyword:
ONCE by:
Robert
Hebrews 9:27 :
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
Mark Twain, that ‘personality which defined an era’, was born today in 1835. His married and eldest daughter Susan, ‘passed away’ aged 24. His son Langdon, had already died of diphtheria at an early age, so the death of Susy Clemens, came as an even greater blow. Clemens was Twain’s real last name and the epitaph on his daughters grave stone reads as follows:
Warm summer sun, shine friendly here
Warm western wind, blow kindly here;
Green sod above, rest light, rest light,
Good-night, Dear heart
Goodnight, good-night.
This is in fact taken from the end of a much longer piece
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, Mark Twain, that ‘personality which defined an era’, was born today in 1835. His married and eldest daughter Susan, ‘passed away’ aged 24. His son Langdon, had already died of diphtheria at an early age, so the death of Susy Clemens, came as an even greater blow. Clemens was Twain’s real last name and the epitaph on his daughters grave ...
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NOVEMBER
29
Keyword:
LIFE by:
Robert
Job 18:13,14 :
…It devours patches of his skin; The firstborn of death devours his limbs. He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors.
Probably the smallest man in the bible, Bildad the Shuhite, is here in today’s text and with enormous poetic insensitivity, describing to poor old suffering severely Job, what the wicked can expect if they ‘cross God.’ The subtext is clear and Job obviously caught his drift. Bildad was in effect saying: “Looking at you Job, covered in festering sores and crushed like a moth, it’s obvious that you must have done something extremely wicked!” Please someone, reach out give Bildad a slap will you!
Now Bildad’s intent may not have been the most caring
…It devours patches of his skin; The firstborn of death devours his limbs. He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors. Probably the smallest man in the bible, Bildad the Shuhite, is here in today’s text and with enormous poetic insensitivity, describing to poor old suffering severely Job, what the wicked can expect if they ‘cross God.’ The subtext is clear and Job ...
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NOVEMBER
28
Keyword:
DESIRE by:
Robert
Proverbs 5:18,19 :
Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth. As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love.
World-renowned chef, author, instructor and the host of popular cooking programs on public television, ‘Jacques Pépin’ has served as dean of special programs at the French Culinary Institute and as an adjunct faculty member at Boston University! After receiving his formal training at the Grand Hotel de l'Europe, and various Paris restaurants he served as personal chef to French heads of state, Felix Gaillard, Pierre Pfimlin, and Charles de Gaulle. Author of the acclaimed La Technique and La Methode, two books that present the principles
Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth. As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love. World-renowned chef, author, instructor and the host of popular cooking programs on public television, ‘Jacques Pépin’ has served as dean of special programs at the French Culinary Institute and as an adjunct faculty member at ...
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NOVEMBER
27
Keyword:
WISDOM by:
Robert
Proverbs 4:7 :
Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom.
It was apparently Sid Caesar, that icon of early American television comedy, who with much insight, declared that “The man who invented the first wheel was an idiot but the man who invented the other three, he was the genius!” It’s a good joke and is indeed, a ‘starting handle’ on wisdom.
Will Durant says that “ideally, wisdom is total perspective -- seeing an object, event, or idea in all its pertinent relationships.” Durant continues “Spinoza defined wisdom as ‘seeing things sub specie eternitatis,’ or ‘in view of eternity.’ I suggest,” he says “defining wisdom as, “seeing things sub ‘specie totius,’ or in view of the whole!” Thank you Mr Durant! However,
Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. It was apparently Sid Caesar, that icon of early American television comedy, who with much insight, declared that “The man who invented the first wheel was an idiot but the man who invented the other three, he was the genius!” It’s a good joke and is indeed, a ‘starting handle’ on wisdom. Will Durant says that “ideally, wisdom is total perspective -- seeing an ...
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NOVEMBER
27
Keyword:
VALUE by:
Robert
Job 1:21 NIV:
“Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart.
The January sales in my home country of England often produces a great rush of activity and spending as children and teenagers, their Christmas cash hot and heavy in their itchy little hands, exchange it for ‘stuff’, in all it’s promised packaging of pleasure. Mom is also ‘off down the shops’ as well searching for as many bargains as she can find and dad is down the ‘Do it Yourself’ temple to buy another tool he’ll hardly get the time to use and then begin another project, that his wife will nag him about for the next six months. Ah…..Sales time! You can feel the bargain goose bumps, dry mouth and sore feet, just thinking about it.
My goodness
“Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The January sales in my home country of England often produces a great rush of activity and spending as children and teenagers, their Christmas cash hot and heavy in their itchy little hands, exchange it for ‘stuff’, in all it’s promised packaging of pleasure. Mom is also ‘off down the shops’ as well searching for as many bargains as she can find and ...
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