Author archives: wpmx

  • Ecclesiastes 9:17 17The quiet words of the wise are   more to be heeded than the shouts of   a ruler of fools.  Brrmmm!!! A very loud engine sound had just disturbed a peaceful night in a tranquil neighborhood. A fancy car had gone beyond the allowed speed limit; then, a prominent ambulance sire... [read more]
  • Acts 22:22-29 22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!” 23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, 24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the ba... [read more]
  • Acts 22:12-21  12 “A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. 13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him. 14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestor... [read more]
  • Ecclesiastes 9:13-16 13 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me: 14 There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but w... [read more]
  • Acts 22:6-11  6 “About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.  7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’ 8 “‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he re... [read more]
  • Acts 22:1-5  1 “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense.” 2 When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said: 3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our an... [read more]
  • Ecclesiastes 9:12 12Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.  Regional Police say they are investigating a report of a loose needle found in a bag of H... [read more]