Author Archives: jackpelham

So many who long to be “used by God”Are operating under the false impressionThat this happens mostly on special assignmentsAnd is separate from the mundane obligationTo live a godly life. What they want, it seems,Is to be proud—The prospects of … Continue reading →

You may resist seeing it this way, but I observe thatChurch is for many a sanctuaryFrom the righteous requirements of God—A refuge from accountability—A collective conspiracy to imagine That he is other than who the scriptures say he is, andThat … Continue reading →

One thing you should understand aboutHow humans handle fact and logicIs that there are practical considerationsThat are more important to manyThan are fact and logic.

He boldly declared that it is flat-out wrongTo have any rule that’s not in the Bible.And I asked whether this would includeThe very rule he was stating—as there isNo such rule to be found in the Bible.

It’s not generally considered in good tasteTo speak honestly about stupid people—Though I should note that speaking stupidly About honest people is still in high fashion.

Though I certainly understand how it works,I will never cease to be amazed at the dumb junkA guy can make up on the spotIn order to keep from believingSomething he doesn’t like.

You will have to put on your thinking cap to understand me here—And there are certainly those who would rather misunderstandThan to put on their thinking caps. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.And yes, I know better, from years’ … Continue reading →

Please help me restore this early American folk song that passed down through my family! This catchy song is so obscure that there is nothing to be discovered about it from an Internet search. I’m a choral composer and conductor … Continue reading →

It is an amazing gift that man has the facultiesFor observation and analysis,And for drawing conclusions and sticking to them.

Jesus had told the man, “Today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.”And billions, who cannot agree on much else, have taken it as a fact. “It must have happened,” they will tell you,Whether any writer tells us after the … Continue reading →