Author Archives: jackpelham

I have always loved the wilderness,Where this ruckus of society isMore often remembered than heardAnd where man-made thingsSeem quite the inferiorsTo the God-made. And having taken only lately to reflecting deeplyOn the ways of that grand Lady Patience—who, I must … Continue reading →

He thinks that Bible study is: He goes to the trouble to do these things, but will not go to the trouble of giving a passage due contemplation himself. He’s not listening to the scriptures. He’s busy trying to play … Continue reading →

1 When God began to create heaven and earth—2 the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water—3 God said, “Let there be light”; and there … Continue reading →

With a tone that showed her puzzlement, and perhaps a bit of apology, along with something else on which he could not quite put his finger at first, she admitted to him, “I just don’t know why anybody would want … Continue reading →

As he shuns that particular virtue called patience— Thinking that while it might be nice to stop and get it,He cannot afford any delay in his valiant quest to Get on with the important business of life— He has no … Continue reading →

I’m writing this post simply to ask a pivotal question that affects the way we interpret Revelation 21-22: What did the author mean to convey by the phrase in boldface below? Was he talking about one thing or about two things? … Continue reading →

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Let us imagine the dayOn which the worldHad finally tiredOf its lying.

I had been troubled That an old friend was mad at meFor my slowness to do as promised—And adding to my procrastinationAbout important matters,In my delay, I had hoped alternatelyThat he his silence had beenSimply because he was busy—And then … Continue reading →

When he is called to heavenTo have that meeting of a lifetime—