Chris' Christian Blog

January 22, 2021

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Today we are going back to Proverbs. I know most of you enjoy Proverbs and it is a rich book.

Proverbs 13:7 says "Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing; others pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth."

Besides the literal sense, in which some pretend to be something they are not, what do you think the teacher means by this proverb?

There is of course the literal sense in which some people try to portray themselves as well to do when they are barely making ends meet and others clamor for more money as if they aren't making a fortune already.

What I think Solomon is talking about here however relates to what Jesus said about the Pharisees. Jesus said the Pharisees worked very hard to present themselves as experts in the law and the spiritually elite of Hebrew society when in truth they were far from God. This proverb is about spirituality and taking heed that when we think we are saved we are actually far from Jesus.

Today we were crossing the galactic rim into the space beyond the Orion nebula. There we found a talented star who not only writes but works in the healing business. The talented doctor D. Reed Whittaker in

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Feathers  (13+) Contest entry: Taboo words Little ditty about good intentions #2196916 by D. Reed Whittaker

writes about a species of earth fowl called a duck. This brings me to the prompt. Write about an imaginary bird.

The imaginary birds I always liked were RoadRunner (speedicus velocitus) and of course tweety. They were always on somebody's lunch menu but never once got eaten.

Prompt: "Please use these words in your blog..... artistic, floral, heart, lantern, clock, determine

Wow! You're trying to make me think today. I'm trying to avoid thinking. I have a headache from my Covid-19 vaccination the other day. It's a temporary side effect. I do have to say that the headache is artistic. It only hurts when it wants to, which is usually at an inconvenient time. It's like a floral design in my head. It is near and dear to my heart. Not! It lights its lantern at the weirdest times. It comes almost like time on a clock. I have yet to determine it bad enough to treat or whether to ignore it.

Prompt: “I fancied my luck to be witnessing yet another full moon. True, I’d seen hundreds of full moons in my life, but they were not limitless. When one starts thinking of the full moon as a common sight that will come again to one’s eyes ad-infinitum, the value of life is diminished and life goes by uncherished. ‘This may be my last moon,’ I sighed, feeling a sudden sweep of sorrow." Roman Payne

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