10/8/2008

All men are like grass, and all
their glory is like the first of six
groups of the field.

TNIV, 1 Peter

10/9/2008

Whoever steals from another
has stolen from God. He deems
any man who desires foreign
gold as desiring foreign ideas.
Second to none, your Lord can
take heart in your will to leave
it behind at the gate, casting
off what you have left.

TNIV, Exodus

10/10/2008

The word that you too desire
will be invoked at least tenfold.

10/11/2008

Mighty kings may keep
hundreds of pomegranates
carefully chained in rows.
But the humble man knows
where atop their pillars they
would go.

10/12/2008

Consider: If those who worship
with the multitudes worship "in
large denominations," how shall
those who worship in splinter
groups worship?

10/13/2008

You who would cast the first
stone, learn from the Quileute
speakers: "Condemns" is not
in their vocabulary.

10/14/2008

Though inclement weather may
rise, I shall not hide in a barn like
a mouse. My future is not some
treasure locked in a shrine out of
my reach. The pan of daily bread
that is mine is at my beck and call,
sent from above like parts of an
angelic aria. The warring factions
shall obey me, for even a hound
can sip from a chalice.

10/15/2008

Before you venture into dark
territory, know that the
conclusion is not foregone,
nor is the beginning ordained.

10/16/2008

When all the counting on this
night is complete, the world shall
start its days anew.

Numbers 10:9-8

10/17/2008

Cheer on noble values.
Eschew new inconstancies.
Embrace new commitments.
Excoriate specious testimonies.
Originate religious expressions.

10/18/2008

So little man has made will last.
Each mighty edifice shall be
reduced to crumblets. This
is not even a question.

10/19/2008

Fear not the sting of bitterness;
when your faith is split in twain,
have no doubt that you will
persevere in the game of life.

10/20/2008

The faithless fish fears catching
the hook in its jaws. The faithful
tiger always looks forward to
the duel.

10/21/2008

Dry your eyes. When a personal,
apocalypse batted you down,
playing loss against fear demands
that you surrender first your control
of self, letting you bask in changes
across the board. To ascend, you
must bathe in a holy fire, struggle
against your inner demons, and
then nail your pain to the cross.
Base the new you on Christ.

10/22/2008

My childhood's crossroads were
when I needed to keep the wolf
at bay. I turned to the Good Book.
My last fears would be calmed by
hearing the goods words of Peter,
and following the lead of David.

10/23/2008

So-called "scientific discourse"
is only to be embraced in a
godly way. There are those who
run around shouting "Y is X!"
and "B is A!" But we all know
there is only one Word that matters.

10/24/2008

Some will succumb to baleful
demons. They will need only the
rations provided by that which
would offer the easiest link.

10/25/2008

Was it He who battled inner wars,
struck with terror, stuck in a
hard place, had all hope taken,
expecting to fail, felt frail, fearing
vanishing, leading up to this?

10/26/2008

One unites in unnatural rituals,
listens to irrational treasons,
salutes until isolationist trials
untie relations, as one is true
to one's state–alas, still no soul.

10/27/2008

Grief can inspire as well as
destroy. Poet Elizabeth Barrett
Browning was sent into a deep
depression by her beloved
brother’s drowning, and then
made the most holy connection.

10/28/2008

Let no obstacle thwart your
progress. If the quicksand and
murk hold you back, use your
faith to set you free. If all around
you are plagued by pests,
demand that there will be no
slacking off on God's watch. If
the troubled riot against injustice,
be serene in the knowledge that
God's will is coating your soul.

10/29/2008

When you find yourself afflicted, a
healer will come with the proper
tool to save you; and you shall
remember who he was and how
you felt before your salvation.

10/30/2008

The devil may punish a child,
remove her from the surface of
the earth, and leave her reduced
to powder; find shelter in the
Trinity.

10/31/2008

The profligate man should
beware, lest war set him
astray.

11/1/2008

Lift your hymnal high and sing
to Heaven! After three pieces,
you will lean over and become
one of the chosen ones, but
heed what you always were.

11/2/2008

That which is common is not
needed, no matter if it is the
largest in the land. That which
comes early is prized.

TNIV, Acts 26:14

TNIV, Deuteronomy 11:25

11/3/2008

A man of science travelled a
winding road. Twice he reached a
crossroads; at the first he could
have turned north or south, but he
did not. Then he could have turned
west or east, but he did not. In the
end, his voyage was not a function
of his destination; it was the dual
points where he chose to persist
that mattered.

11/4/2008

Beloved world! Heartily
promulgate, "Callous cankerous
malefactor!" Despite wicked
covetous sirens hawking
seductive bliss, continue
following conviction. Truth
induces reward, bringing
betterment.

11/5/2008

Beware the words of the
false clergy of Lucifer. Their
timorous Satanism cannot
be abided.

-Sam O. Ross

11/6/2008

The Bible chooses you. Even
the man who believes in a
confederacy of dunces will
have one.

11/7/2008

After six days of rest, you will
be three paces back from where
you were.

TNIV Leviticus 26:19

11/8/2008

Those who suffer a hatred of
religion–the Romans called
it Odium theologicum–might
be better off if you tell them
where to start.

11/9/2008

Those who suffer a hatred of
religion–the Romans called
it Odium theologicum–should
eschew some of the characters
they see.

11/10/2008

And Joseph rode west to his
city, and he came to rest in
this arid valley.

11/11/2008

Clothe thyself in the breastpiece
of His glory. Threaded trifles are
denied to thee. Craft the sandals
of Jesus praying in Gethsemane,
the mail suit of Richard smiting on
the battlefield, the resplendent
robes of Noah kneeling at the
altar. Their feet thou shalt follow,
their coattails thou shalt seize,
their hosannas thou shalt hear.

11/12/2008

Thank the Lord for your
good fortune. Think of the
people who call this the
beautiful country: the United
States of America.

11/13/2008

What do you need explained?
Call for Daniel, and he will tell
you what the writing means.

11/14/2008

Who is like the Lord? Hallowed
is his name.

11/15/2008

How we roared as driven–thus
doom planned. Be still, this sin
we brand.

11/16/2008

When the gates of Heaven
open, do not be late. Follow
guides to the holy rectories
therein. The doors will be
splayed open and shown to all.
Myriad passages of verse will
be sung. Those of sallow temper
must obey a ban on speech. The
great flood of men will slow to a
still trickle. Military units answer.

11/17/2008

Adam told Eve a lie. She looked
at him with womanly wiles.

11/19/2008

And he said, in the language of
King James, the Word is for the
many, not for one.

11/20/2008

Cast out of Eden, she became
gravid, and her midsection
doubled in size.

11/21/2008

Keep your ear to the ground and
hold your tongue, maintaining a
steady hand and a nose for
imminent danger. If anything is
missing, you will surely sense it.

11/22/2008

O you will praise Him as He
deserves!
O I will praise Him as He
deserves!
Together the two of us will
praise Him as He deserves!

11/23/2008

The man from the east appeared
unexpectedly, mounted on the
back of a saddle. In contrast, the
woman's journey was foretold in
Matthew 20:16, though her first
name remained a mystery.

11/24/2008

In the dead of night, the north
star will shine through the
black, reflecting the image of
the red coral upon the water.

11/25/2008

Presence makes the difference
between oneness and
nothingness.
Holy child, curtail erotic courting!
During hymns, find your voice.
Climb, stand, guide fleeced doubters!
You shall achieve proud glories.