Compendium Miscellanea

Of Him and Through Him and To Him

The God of heaven and earth, of glory and hope, of love and peace, of whom the Bible says all things are of Him, through Him, and to Him; and further that He is before all things, and by Him all things consist; this God, the One who gave His only begotten Son, the Lord…

And this I pray 

19 years ago a friend & I parted ways for college. He left me a few Bible verses. They’ve stuck with me.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That…

On Being a Cubs Fan from the ’80s

We waited three decades for a World Series. Here is our history.

Buy an organ, have a better marriage.

My marriage is great, so I haven’t had to employ this buy an organ on credit strategy, but clearly this is something every husband should consider.

Sadaharu Oh on the home run:

“As the ball makes its high, long arc beyond the playing field, the diamond and the stands suddenly belong to one man. In that brief, brief time, you are free of all demands…

What Hebrews 11 teaches about the product of faith

“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down,” and also “through faith” “others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment.” (Heb. 11.) Worldly victory is clearly not the product of faith in every…

What hast thou that thou didst not receive?

Everything I have, God gave me.

— 1 Corinthians 4:7

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