Seeing & Hearing
Isaiah told people to open their ears to hear and understand, and to open their eyes to see and perceive.
Juneteenth: Frederick Douglass Learns To Read
In Ancient Israel, God told the Prophet Isaiah to warn the nation that they were “ever hearing, but never understanding”…
Hypocrisy: Calloused Hearts
When the LORD sent the Prophet Isaiah to the people of Israel, the LORD warned him that he faced a…
Hypocrisy: Specks and Planks
In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warned us: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in…
Honoring God With Only Our Lips
My 6-year old grandson is learning to read. Recently, he was reading a paragraph with difficult words such as “subsequently”….
Good Soil Hears and Sees
In one of his most famous parables, Jesus compared the words of God to seeds sown by a farmer. In…
Parking Cars
Parking cars at an art show taught me what it’s like to suffer from prejudices. When I was in my…
Places of Worship—Seeing and Hearing
Where do you worship God? I’m not asking for a geographic location—latitude and longitude. I’m asking for a place in…
Pandemic Wisdom: Hear and See, Understand and Perceive
Jesus warned us not to be someone who: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they…
Intensive Care Units or Health Clubs?
Many political disagreements can be compared to choosing between intensive care units or health clubs. Some politicians talk as if…
Deceptive-Drawings-Designed-To-Deceive-and-Divide
We’ve all been fooled by a Deceptive-Drawing-Designed-To-Deceive-And-Divide (“DDDDD”). In the same drawing, one person will see a drawing of an…