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Posts by Josh Blackmer (Page 45)

“There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred.” – R.S.

We are all seeing it happen. It appears that the moral standards in today’s society are in an ever-increasing downward spiral. However, the truth is that in the ebb and flow of man’s moral consciousness there have always been peaks and valleys in moral standards.  It is evident that we may be approaching another valley. With every digression from God’s moral standard,…

The Room

They told me not to go into the room—my friends, parents and people at church. But my curiosity was strong, and it did not seem like a big deal. As I entered, the first thing I noticed was the smell. It was palpable and thick. You could almost feel it come into your nose and slide down your airways. It made me…

Narrow Minded Jesus

Being narrow-minded is tantamount to being intolerant of another person’s thoughts and opinions on a subject.  Such an accusation will surely land you on the social outcast list. You would be publicly ridiculed in stocks of the city center. People would hurl all manner of insults and rotted vegetables at you.  While the life of Jesus on earth represented the broadness of…

You, O Man of God

The title “man of God” had an interesting usage in the Old Testament books. It was used in reference to men who were used in special ways for God. Moses was named a man of God (Deut. 33:1). It is easy to see how he was used for God. Samuel, the judge that anointed Saul and David, was a man of God.…

Don’t Be Beige

There was a recent commercial that caught my attention. It involved a man dressed in a beige suit looking for beige socks. The beige man encountered a man with a colorful sock and an affinity for cowbell.  He told the beige man this, “There are two types of people in this world. Those people who are content to blend in. These people…