biblelifestudies

Bee Happy In The Land of Milk and Honey

honey is a symbolic food in the torah. one of the most famous torah passages refers to honey. in exodus 3:8, god proclaims that “i have descended to rescue them from the hand[s] of the egyptians and to bring them up from that land, to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing withContinue reading “Bee Happy In The Land of Milk and Honey”

PT Robbins, Your Motivational Guru, To Motivate You, With a Blended Iced Mocachino, On The Issue of “Not Winning.” Sometimes, Its Entirely Not Your Fault.

sometimes you lose and it is not your fault. your failure. your defeat. your disappointment. it was nothing that you were in control to effect. it was going to happen. don’t despair, pt is here to get you back on the “winning” track. despite a set back, we will get you back on the winningContinue reading “PT Robbins, Your Motivational Guru, To Motivate You, With a Blended Iced Mocachino, On The Issue of “Not Winning.” Sometimes, Its Entirely Not Your Fault.”

One of The Hardest Things To Do: Taking Advice From Others

we all have times when we struggle. we have family problems. we have relationship problems. we have work problems. sometimes, it is our conduct which is causing the struggle. we act in a way that contributes to the problem. we, however, cannot get out of our own way. we hold in our belief system thatContinue reading “One of The Hardest Things To Do: Taking Advice From Others”

An Amazing Sabb(m)ath Study: The Mathematical Analysis Of The Holiday And Its Societal Ramifications

societies change. sometimes for the better. sometimes for the worse. human nature has includes an element of taking advantage of opportunities. capitalism also takes advantage of opportunities as well. with respect to taking advantage of opportunities, it goes to the notion of competition. an opportunity with less competition is something that is valued. there isContinue reading “An Amazing Sabb(m)ath Study: The Mathematical Analysis Of The Holiday And Its Societal Ramifications”

The Winner Who, In His Career, Never Won A Game

“about the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.” tommy lasorda. starting off, tommy lasorda, knew about dealing with failure. as a major league pitcher, he never won a game. not one. his did, however, lose a few. his major league playing career was unremarkable. yet,Continue reading “The Winner Who, In His Career, Never Won A Game”

Karenism: Same Old Hate in A Different Package: A Modest Proposal

the term “karen” has become popular in culture. according to dictionary.com, “karen is a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors. as featured in memes, karen is generally stereotyped as having a blonde bob haircut, asking to speak to retailContinue reading “Karenism: Same Old Hate in A Different Package: A Modest Proposal”

I Changed the Lyrics of “Changing”: The Insightful Misremembering of David Bowie’s Song

i have a bad history of mis-hearing songs’ lyrics. one of these songs is “changing.” in david bowie’s song “changes,” there is a line “time may change me but I can’t trace time.” my mind turned it into “time may change me but i can’t change time.” as humans, we move through time. there isContinue reading “I Changed the Lyrics of “Changing”: The Insightful Misremembering of David Bowie’s Song”

Depression, Excuses, Suicide, & The Rolling Stones

“you can’t always get what you want, you can’t always get what you wantbut if you try sometime you find, you get what you need” rolling stones life is not easy. it was never intended to be easy. this is as stated in genesis 3:17, “cursed be the ground for your sake; with toil shallContinue reading “Depression, Excuses, Suicide, & The Rolling Stones”

An Apology

due to an inadvertent press of a mouse, the beginning of a concept for a blog post was accidentally published for a brief moment. i profoundly apologize for it. also, i will take further steps to make sure that it does not occur in the future. again, the post was deleted and was merely workContinue reading “An Apology”

Should God Be Allowed To Give A Victim’s Impact Statement at a Murder Sentencing? Why Not?

god created humanity. the murder of a human is a loss to god as much as to family and friends. each individual is considered one of god’s children. god is quite experienced in dealing with murderers. the documents that he confronted first first murderer and was forced to deal with the circumstances and implications. itContinue reading “Should God Be Allowed To Give A Victim’s Impact Statement at a Murder Sentencing? Why Not?”