Archive for the 'Esoteric Thoughts' Category

Confidence Virtue and Faith

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 by Dustin

I recently got an email from an internet marketing guru and the subject was something to the point of “What is better, confidence or competence?”
The article explained a disagreement he had with a friend. His friend said competence was better to while the author disagreed and gave several reasons why. I tend to agree with [...]

Thy Savior

Thursday, December 14th, 2006 by Dustin

I’m one of those annoying people who likes to correct others incorrect use of the English language. I don’t know why. It’s not like I’m an expert in English. In fact, my last English class was my junior year in high school 11 years ago. My step mom was a junior high English teacher. Maybe [...]

Open Rebuke, Secret Love

Monday, October 2nd, 2006 by Dustin

Proverbs 27:5 states “Open rebuke is better than secret love.” This passage of scripture caught my interest, but I’m not sure why. What does it mean.
Looking at the footnote it has a reference to Proverbs 28:3 which states, “He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”
After [...]

Glutton for Guilt

Thursday, September 28th, 2006 by Dustin

I’ve always enjoyed a good rebuking.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 9:8

[tags]rebuke, wisdom, Old Testament, Proverbs[/tags]

Let Them Have Dominion…

Saturday, July 15th, 2006 by Dustin

Did anyone tell the sharks the we have dominion?

Tree of Life

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 by Dustin

I wonder if Adam & Eve ever partook of the tree of life before they were cast out of the Garden of Eden…

Cowlicks

Friday, June 16th, 2006 by Dustin

I wonder if cowlicks are considered imperfections…