Phat on Fruit is an expression I interpret as feeding richly on the infallible Word of God known as the Holy Bible. (See Isaiah 55:2) Feeding is a metaphor for not only reading it but internalizing and meditating on His word which is alive and able to transform us into disciples, warriors and rulers of the Kingdom to come.
The fourth chapter of Luke describes a scene infamously used by preachers everywhere. Jesus came to the temple in Nazareth as was His habit. He came to speak and was handed the scroll containing Isaiah 61:1-2: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the […]
No matter where you look, it seems that the civility, the finesse the restraint that used to characterize public interactions is gone missing. Stuck with so much controversy and angst, I ran across Matthew 18:3 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of […]
The Word of God is alive, mystic and illustrative. The Holy Spirit inspired it all and through Saint Paul gave us these verses: Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of […]
Father God; We praise and thank you for your Almighty power and Omniscient grace that allowed us to see this day . . . This day when rescuers search for survivors in a South Florida building collapse This day when several states in the west are experiencing severe heat and desperately need your rain This […]
With all the coverage about the Corona Virus, there must be people cowering in fear in China, Italy and various places in between. They like the rest of the world need prayer. Prayer for the knowledge to get past this, prayer for those suffering, prayer for those who are helping and prayer for the anxious. […]
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the […]
Exodus 13:20-22 21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, […]
Watching Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” series is at once a celebration and glimpse of melancholy. Reflecting on the CNN series has allowed me to revel in the profound depth of diversity that exists on our planet while I marvel at the commonality we share as humans in a big world that has never been smaller. Many have […]
Exodus 15:22-25a And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name […]
My grandmother had lots of maxims. Some might call them proverbs or wise sayings. She shared them with my mother who would then share and explain them to us kids. We would hear them and they were part of us but we as with all things of value, they needed to stay with us for […]
