Update

 Once upon a time , someone asked me if I would be happy working a job that was not at the university. Since my position at the university closed in 2020, I found myself doing exactly that— working in jobs not at the university. It has been a very difficult transition.  Recently, things shifted quickly and in unexpected ways. The short version is that I am leaving the hotel which I am currently working, having taken a position at another.  The longer version of the story is that I stopped by to see my good friend and former GM at his new hotel. While I was visiting with him, one of the owners came out and introduced himself and we got to talking. After a few minutes, he said he wanted me to meet his brother. Our conversation turned into a job interview and 48 hours later I accepted a new position as front desk, manager and assistant operations manager. After some negotiating, we reached an agreement and I start my new position on April 9. It’s a much nicer hotel and these...

25 Amazing Facts about God's Word

Dr. Larry Dixon, Professor of Systematic Theology in the Seminary and School of Missions of Columbia International University is quoted as saying, "A Bible shut tight is but a block of paper." Consider a few wonderful facts concerning God's Word:

1. Keeps man alive (Deut 8:3)
2. Is close enough to obey (Deut 30:14)
3. Is always right (Ps 33:4)
4. The heavens were made by it (Ps 33:6)
5. Obeyed by angels (Ps 103:20)
6. Sent by God, through which He heals and delivers (Ps 107:20)
7. Provides purity (Ps 119:9)
8. Settled in heaven (Ps 119:89)
9. A lamp and a light (Ps 119:105)
10. Is true (Ps 119:160)
11. Magnifies God (Ps 138:2)
12. Moves quickly (Ps 147:15)
13. Tested, proved (Prov 30:5)
14. Does not return "empty-handed", but accomplishes what it was sent out to do (Isa 55:11)
15. Like dynamite! (Jer 23:29)
16. It happens [update your bumper sticker with this one!] (Ezek 12:25)
17. Was made flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14)
18. Sword of the Spirit (Eph 6:17)
19. Cannot be imprisoned, bound (2 Tim 2:9)
20. Quick (Heb 4:12)
21. Powerful (Heb 4:12)
22. Sharper than a two-edged sword, even able to divide between soul and spirit (Heb 4:12)
23. Discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Heb 4:12)
24. World-framer (Heb 11:3)
25. Lives forever (1 Peter 1:23)

(Suggested by Meredith's Book of Bible Lists.)

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