We say so long to our beloved friend today. We shall meet again in God’s Heavenly Courts. The doctors gave her eight months to live. She lived another eighteen years. Yes, she grappled with multiple symptoms over the years, but by and large, the cancer did not claim victory over a happy, productive, godly life. Praise the Lord!
See a haiku dedicated to my friend and God below.
I give you sunrise
And sleep to temper your love
Becoming pure gold
Copyright © DB Lindsey Jr 02/09/2019
To commemorate the first measurable snow in Owosso, Michigan this season, I give you the haiku “Snowbound.”
Just an inch of snow
Which melts unless Hell freezes
It lay until March
From Molly the Australian Shepherd, who rarely poses or smiles for a picture, she gives you her Halloween party haiku, “I Am Batman.”
I celebrate me
Passive Riddler and Joker
Under my control
Lastly, Molly gives you “Alpha.”
My canine nature
To either kill or love you
Life is not your own
"You are not your own. You were bought with a price.
So glorify God in your body" (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20).
© DB Lindsey
All rights reserved, 11/10/18
Nicodemus, a Pharisee, a member of the Sanhedrin, a learned teacher of the law, and a ruler of the Jews, has a divine appointment. Under the cover of darkness, he visits Jesus to ask a crucial question, which he asks in the form of a statement: “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus’ answer turns him inside-out: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Nicodemus cannot comprehend “Born again.” Dr. John Hayden explains in Word From the Word: Jesus uses a word with a double meaning. When He says, “You must be born again” He was actually saying, “You must be born from above.”
But “born again” and “born from above” mean the same thing. It is a moot point. I understand Nicodemus’ confusion. Double-entendres are confusing.
This divine dialogue continues throughout John 3:2-14, and at precisely the right moment, Jesus compares the Holy Spirit to the wind.
It is a mind blowing read. And just think, If the Holy Spirit quickens Nicodemus’ spirit (or yours, or anybody’s), wouldn’t you be blown away? I was when it happened to me.
Nicodemus appears two more times in the New Testament: after the Crucifixion he provides embalming spices for Jesus’ body, and a little while later he helps Joseph of Arimathea prepare Jesus’s body for the burial tomb.
I leave you with Like the Wind, a mind-numbing haiku about regeneration of the soul, and if you’re not quickened by the Spirit, I hope it happens for you one day.
-dbl
What does that mean, “In Perpetuum”? It is something that will go on forever. See links below for a reference to (and an example of) the best way we can live our lives. Continue reading
