Monthly Archives: May 2025

Brevity the Soul of Wit

Shakespeare once said in the play, Hamlet, “brevity is the soul of wit.” Shakespeare was saying that less words are better than more in communicating something.  Being brief is the essence of intelligence and wit. Who gave the official Gettysburg Address? Most would say, Abraham Lincoln. You would be wrong. The official address was given […]

Simplicity

For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.  (1 Corinthians 2:2 ESV) “The essential condition of receiving light from heaven is not our sophistication but our simplicity.” Alistair Begg. The Apostle Paul kept it simple. Once at my church, I had a friend named Vance. One of the first […]

God and Medicine

Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.” (Isaiah 38:21 ESV) Many of the healings recorded in the Bible combine the natural and the supernatural. Healings often take place through prayer accompanied by a natural action. God and medicine often work together. […]