A New Creature. . . an Apostolic Pentecostal blog

Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. The thoughts of man, our greatest blessing. . . our greatest stumbling block. When Adam and Eve left the garden they were dressed in the skins of animals. They had nothing in the way of tools and implements to use in their daily life. It is not recorded that God gave them knives or hammers or wheels for their carts. Through their own inventiveness and creativity, from the thoughts of their minds they had to come up with ways to subdue the land, to process the abundance of the world around them for their daily needs. From that humble beginning each generation has built upon the foundation laid by those who have gone before them until today a single man using the tools available to him can accomplish tasks that would have taken entire villages of men without modern tools. Our productivity increases and increases beyond imagination,...

The other day, Jackie and I were discussing something or another. I don't even recall what the actual conversation was about, when I had one of those moments when my mind opened and I was able to see with great clarity. It was like for a moment the perpetual fog that I am usually in, cleared, a stiff breeze from a new direction whisked away the mist and I was able to see with crystal clearness and what I saw was just how differently she and I viewed communication, specifically words and language. I love words. I love language. I love using exactly the right word or series of words to express myself. When I say something I try to say exactly what I mean. I choose my words carefully. To me there is weight and momentum and energy in words. If I tell you that I will meet you at 8:00 and I arrive at 8:02. I feel badly. My actions did not fulfil my words. It is not that I think that you will be upset or somehow look down upon me, but my words did not reflect my actions. I let you down. I...

Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Genesis 20:11 And Abraham said, Because I thought , Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. Genesis 38:15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face. Judges 15:2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 1 Samuel 1:13 Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 1 Samuel 18:25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 1...