Sweltering

'sweltering in your clothes' Job 37:17

Summer is not over yet.

Preserves?

'the LORD preserves those with knowledge' Proverbs 22:12

Noda may be good at economics, but a few knee-jerk revisionist cliches does not a foreign policy make. Do yourself a favor, Mr Prime Minister, and read a history book before you go to Korea or China.

Heart

'my heart has lusted for what my eyes have seen' Job 31:7

Winds

'He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.' Job 28:25

See

'God is always at work
though I never see him.' Job 23:9

Now, more than ever, is the time for Japan, and especially the people of Tohoku, to read the whole Book of Job.

Powerful?

'Who can tell God what to do?
He judges powerful rulers.' Job 21:22

Swollen

'my eyes are swollen' Job 17:7

My kid went to Osaka on holiday and came back with a black eye.

Victory

'Victory belongs to the LORD' Proverbs 21:31

We can try to plan carefully, but the many things outside our control mean God is always in charge, and should get the credit.

Flesh

'Didn`t you dress me in skin and flesh...?' Job 10:11

I have a lipoma, apparently.

Trouble

'those who plant seeds of evil harvest trouble.' Job 4:8

Rob Da Hood and his Dodgy Geezers were hiding on the Sherwood Estate from the Sheriff of Paddington.
-Oi, Rob- said Tuc the Social Worker. 'Are we gonna rob the rich this week?-
-Nah, mate, las time we trid dat i got an arra up me jaxie. Less rob the poor dis week, man-
-Er... is that cool?-
-Look, Marion ain gonna hang wid us if we ain got no dosh.
-ok, Sorted.

So they opened a tabacconists and sold lottery tickets.

Weary

'..in death the wicked cause no trouble,
and the weary are at rest.' Job 3:17

Incomplete

'Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete' I Corinthians 12:9

Anyone that tells you evolution is a 'fact' is just showing their own ignorance of epistemology.

Jesus

'Jesus is Lord' I Corinthians 12:3

This phrase has become such an evangelical cliche that I wonder if we really hear it anymore. Let me put it another way:

Jesus decides whether we breathe or not.

Darling

'Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.' Psalm 35:17

Being the father of a daughter is not easy.

Confrontation

'I confronted them...' Nehemiah 13:25

We are not essentially good. Teachers need the power to physically chastise. Children cannot be allowed to run schools.

Justice?

'When justice is done, good citizens are glad, and crooks are terrified.'
Proverbs 21:15

Only God is a perfect Judge.

Protection

'If you honor the LORD,
his angel will protect you.' Psalm 34:7

Fair

'God is always fair.' Proverbs 21:11

Frustrated

'the LORD frustrates the plans of the nations' Psalm 33:10

Was God invited to the London Olympics?

Passing

'this world as we know it is passing away.' I Corinthians 7:21

The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. But there is no need for violent direct action by the underclass. The corrupt rich will be first up against the wall when God's revolution comes.

City

'How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancesters are buried is in ruins...'
Nehemiah 2:3

Thief?

'Don't fool yourselves! No one who is immoral or worships idols or is unfaithful in marriage or is a pervert or behaves like a homosexual will share in God's kingdom.
Neither will any thief or greedy person or drunkard or anyone who curses and cheats others.' 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

God have mercy upon us.

Corruption

'the land is filled with corruption' Ezra 9:11

The perverse British police arrested a man recently for calling homosexuality a sin in public. The violent rioting spreading across the UK shows what happens when a society turns its back on God and HIS laws.

Ridiculed

'you are honoured, but we are ridiculed' 1 Corinthians 4:10

Called

'Few of you were wise in the world's eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise.'
1 Corinthians 1:18-19

Inheritance

'An inheritance obtained too early in life
is not a blessing in the end.' Proverbs 20:21

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is a wonderful but heart-breaking book.

Greetings

'Be sure to give each other a warm greeting.' Romans 16:16 (CEV)

Most older English translations have 'holy kiss' but I have never ever heard a sermon about such things...

Test

'God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him' 2 Chronicles 32:31

How many points would you get in a Bible quiz? What about a test on systematic theology? Don't worry. I am not going to test you.

However, there is Someone in Heaven who is grading us today on Faith and Practical Moral Living. Did you pass? I think I just flunked it again...

Bargain

'Everyone likes to brag about getting a bargain' Proverbs 20:14