The South wanted slaves to count as full persons for voting purposes. The North wanted them to count as 3/5. Is this because the North thought less of blacks than the South? No. It is because the North was so against slavery they wanted the practice to end. Counting slaves as full persons would haveContinue reading “Wisdom 💬💎”
Category Archives: Bible Commentary
On Being Moved
This might strike you as a weird post but give it a chance…. I grew up under the tutelage of a mother who had come to Jesus during the “Jesus Freak” years of the 70’s. Some hippies were into the druggie scene, others were into the Jesus movement. My Mom, late now, would tell usContinue reading “On Being Moved”
Strengthening Bible Verses for Those in the Middle of a Challenge ✝️
Bible verses about The Battle Belongs To The Lord — Read on http://www.openbible.info/topics/the_battle_belongs_to_the_lord
The Hail Mary 📿🙏🏻
I grew up in a household with a mother who had left the Catholic faith after attending Catholic all her years. She was attracted by the Jesus movement of the 1970’s, trending toward a more fundamentalist, charismatic, experiential based expression of the Christian faith. I was taught that we should avoid rote prayers and makeContinue reading “The Hail Mary 📿🙏🏻”
Holy Week – Sacrifice 🙏🏻✝️
I have been listening to the gospels this Holy Week. In there are descriptions of John the Baptist who in the Christian Faith Tradition is understood to have prepared the way for the Messiah, Jesus Christ, his cousin in fact. John’s work of preparing the way ended with his head being served up on aContinue reading “Holy Week – Sacrifice 🙏🏻✝️”
Why I Chose to Seek an Annulment
Some of you have probably heard of an annulment but most will have no real understanding of the term. The Webster’s/Wikipedia definition of annulment is basically (paraphrasing) a determination that a marriage was void from the beginning. This of course differs from the legal act of a divorce which terminates the marriage but allows thatContinue reading “Why I Chose to Seek an Annulment”
Sticks & Stones
I love to listen to The Message version of The Holy Bible app first thing in the morning. I know my Mom would not approve because to her the only true Word of God was the King James, but even though I have read the Bible several times through I still gain so many newContinue reading “Sticks & Stones”
Notes From Real Life 