“The whole world runs on accusation, so friendship with the world is friendship with that system of accusation.”
Bedeviling the Devil
“The only liberation from accusation is to accuse the spirit of accusation. This is the only thing that can bedevil the devil.”
A Rather Feisty Interview With the Jews Blues News
To be frank, this entire interview occurred in the middle of a rather intense fever dream, which is probably the only reason it went as well as it did. Nevertheless, I thought it should be shared. JBN: The first thing, honestly, is that I would like to thank you for agreeing to be interviewed. The …
Watch You Twitch
“Consider the wonderful promise of v. 7. Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you. But if we have superficial views of the nature of our relationships, and the nature of our conflicts, and the nature of our desires, then we can apply this verse until we turn blue, and the devil will not flee at all. He will just sit there leering at you. And he will make comments and suggestions to you from time to time, because he likes to watch you twitch.”
Letters in the Ides of March
Letter to the Editor: What principles can we put into practice when it comes to Sabbath rest? Specifically when it comes to recreation. It seems obvious that a calm walk around the ...
Almost Gone Already
“Come now, ye big movers and shakers—you don’t know that your entire life is a little wisp of fog by the side of the road at seven a.m. that will be gone in forty-five minutes, as soon as the sun gets over the trees.”
Every Time You Let Go of the Wheel
“The spirit in us veers toward envy, like the front end of a car that needs to be aligned.”
Yeah, Well . . .
The Devil in Disguise
“The devil is a moralist. The devil is self-righteous. The devil is an angel of light. The name Lucifer means light-bearer. Who could be against that? The devil is censorious. The devil disapproves of us and likes it when we disapprove of one another. The devil is a Pharisee. The devil is the accuser of the brethren, accusing them day and night before the throne (Rev. 12:10). And this means we should be far more concerned than we usually are about the danger of becoming like the devil. It is easier than it looks because it is far nobler than it sounds.”
One of the Great Miracles
“Remember the perfections of Jesus, and marvel at this crowning perfection—the fact that He was not totally exasperated all the time, in every conversation He ever had.”