Love

'In your faithful love, O LORD, hear my cry.' Psalm 119:149

Real love isn't about doing the right thing just when people are watching.

Barabbas

'We want Barabbas' John 18:40

We all make bad choices sometimes. It gets us nowhere.

Plans

'We can make our plans,
but the LORD determines our steps.' Proverbs 16:9

Eternal

'Our LORD, you are eternal' Psalm 119:89

Suffer

'While you are in the world, you will have to suffer...' John 16:33

Furious

'I become furious with the wicked,
because they reject your instructions.' Psalm 119:53

If an atheist mocked the Holy Name of God and the Bible, Mother Teresa would probably have smiled at him. I am not that holy- in fact it's probably fair to say I have major anger management problems.

But what hurts and angers me more than anything is that Japanese society, the media, my in-laws, the school, all have plans and expectations for my daughter, and none of them have anything to do with God. She is my daughter though, and until she is of an age to fully comprehend the issues for herself, I resent efforts to undermine what is best for her. I am hampered by the fact that traditionally here, fathers are expected to be breadwinners and leave the upbringing of children to women.

I do need to find more appropriate ways of expressing myself. Here on this blog, I can express myself in nuanced English. My Japanese remains a very blunt instrument.

Hope

'your regulations are my only hope' Psalm 119:43

We have seen where godless science leads to: Fukushima and Chernobyl.

Help

'Help me to understand the meaning of your commandments' Psalm 119:27

Catholics emphasize the authority of the church when talking about interpreting scripture. Protestants stress the individual conscience before God, balanced by the church. The recent mishap over the date of the End was down to a certain individual not listening to the wider church on the issue, just as Bush went into Iraq against the advice of his Methodist denomination.

It seems that Obama is only willing to listen to liberals on the issue of abortion, rather than the majority of evangelicals and catholics. I think that is a mistake. There is no need to parse 'do not murder' (Exodus 20:13 CEV) so that the unborn are not included.

Long

'a long war...' 2 Samuel 3:1

When will the violence in Libya end?

Judgement

''Jesus shouted to the crowds'...all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgement by the truth I have spoken'. '' John 12:44,47

So, as 99% of Christians correctly foresaw, the world did not end yesterday. But this is no time for the media to be mocking- as end it will, and soon. WE WON'T KNOW THE DAY OR THE HOUR.

Soil

'Must I die on foreign soil...?' 1 Samuel 26:20

Folly

'Folly delights a man who lacks judgement' Proverbs 15:21

Blind

'why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents' sins?' John 9:2

Why are some people atheists, when God so clearly exists in everything He has created?

Rain

'the LORD sent thunder and rain' 1 Samuel 12:18

Intense rain here recently.

Silenced

'everyone who is wicked will be silenced.' Psalm 107:42

God bless Rick Sanctorum and his family.

Work

'Jesus told them, "This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent." John 6:29

God doesn`t need our help.

Better to be unemployed with Jesus than to be a CEO or Prime Minister without Him.

Wild

'In the wilderness their desires ran wild' Psalm 106:14

Begging

'begging for money' 1 Samuel 2:36

George Mueller never asked for money, it is said.

Honest

'An honest witness can save your life, but liars can`t be trusted.' Proverbs 14:25

I read the Bible, I pray, I go to church, but I still fail to lead a good moral life. My only hope of heaven is the forgiveness of God in Jesus Christ. But if you wait to meet a perfect Christian before you will pick up a Bible you may leave it too late.

Kill

'There are some short-tempered men around here who might get angry and kill you and your family' Judges 18:25

Osama`s death is not a great victory for the US. When the last Muslim throws his book of hate in the trash, of his own volition, that will be victory.

Wife

'Samson took a young goat as a present to his wife.' Judges 15:1

Samson's wife really got his goat.