Rereading My Scrolls

May 3, 2026 by • 0 Comments

As of 7am, May 3rd…

  • The # of times I’ve read my April Scroll since April 14th…  46 times
  • The # of times I’ve read my Purity Scroll since 3:30 am of May 3rd…22 times

Notes From Today’s Bible Reading

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May 3, 2026

From Haggai…

  • “Give careful thought to your ways… Give careful thought to your ways…And the people feared the LORD…”I am with you,” declares the LORD.
  • “But now be strong…Be strong…Be strong, all you people of the land…and work.  For I am with you,” declares the LORD Almighty…”And my Spirit remains among you.  Do not fear.”
  • “Now give careful thought to this from this day on…From this day on, give careful thought…Give careful thought….From this day on, I will bless you….for I have chosen you.”

 

1 Corinthians 15 …

  • “If you hold firmly to the Word I preached to you.  Otherwise, you have believed in vain.”
  • “For I am the least…But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not without effect.”
  • “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins…”
  • Do not be misled:  “Bad company corrupts good character.”  Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God –I say this to you shame.
  • …Stand firm.  Let nothing move you.  Always give yourselves fully to the work of the LORD, because you know that your labor in the LORD is not in vain.

 

From Proverbs 28

  • The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
  • …those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

 

May 5, 2026

From Genesis 9…

  • And from each human being, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.
  • …be fruitful and increase in number, multiply on the earth and increase upon it.

 

From Proverbs 29…

  • Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed
  • Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
  • The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.

 

1 Kings 10…

  • …she came to test Solomon with hard questions…Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.  When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon…she was overwhelmed.
  • The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.  Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift.

My Purity Scroll

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15 quotes from the Bible related to purity…not able to publish here at this site for some reason…

The last of the quotes…“It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.”

 

Other quotes are from…

  • Job 31
  • Galatians 6
  • Matthew 5
  • Colossians 3
  • Ephesians 5
  • 1 Corinthians 6
  • 1 Thessalonians 4
  • Proverbs 6
  • Romans 14
  • James 1
  • Proverbs 5
  • Proverbs 19

My April 2026 Scroll

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“Sin is a lying, thieving, destructive force that always takes us further than we intended to go, costs us more than we wanted to pay, and gives us less than it promised.  God warns the world to avoid sin.  Every divine image-bearing person on the planet has some residue of God’s hatred for sin in their soul.  Sadly, the sin that so easily entangles us takes the desires God intended to be used for good and turns them against us.” 

“God’s people must be mindful of the deceitfulness of the heart and the emptiness of sin….God is to be taken seriously.” 

“We will either be killing sin or sin will be killing us…Those who kill sin live with hope.”  “Sin feels good in the moment, but then fades and leaves us hung over and in a worse condition….Sin does not stay tucked away in a category of our life.  It always seeps into other areas of life, causing harm.  The harm of sin is rarely seen until it is too late…Those who will not heed the warning of God will be destroyed by sin.”

“Are you taking sin seriously?  Are you killing sin so you can live in Jesus?  The grace of God has the power to redeem and restore us.”

 

  • Thru the fear of the LORD, evil is avoided.
  • You shall have no other gods before the LORD.
  • Direct my footsteps according to Your Word; let no sin rule over me.
  • Give careful thought to the paths for your feet, and be steadfast in all your ways.
  • A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
  • Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all of your might.   Planning.  Knowledge.  Wisdom.
  • The plans of the diligent lead to profit.
  • Folly delights a person who has no sense, but a man of understanding keeps a straight course.
  • Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  • Make each day your masterpiece.
  • Do not do what you hate.
  • You are responsible for helping yourself.
  • Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.
  • They must deny themselves and take up their cross daily.
  • Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Best Picture Winners. 1988-1994.

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“I’m gonna double-down…Yes, sir.  I love this town.”

  • 1988…Movie theaters and airlines.  “Pick another airline.” / Checking into a motel.  (Lyrics from Dry Bones)
  • 1989…Christians making a mess watching TV.
  • 1990…Subject matter setting the story in motion
  • 1991…DGA winners from the 1990’s and Tom Hanks.
  • 1992…“We all have it coming, kid.”
  • 1993…Spielberg has an extraordinary year.
  • 1994…DGA winners from the 1990’s and Tom Hanks.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

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The Last Temptation Of Christ released in movie theaters in August Of 1988.
1988 MOVIE THAT WON BEST PICTURE…Movie theaters & airlines
“Pick another airline.”

The Last Temptation Of Christ released on home video in the summer of 1989.
1989 MOVIE THAT WON BEST PICTURE…A Christian makes a mess watching TV
“Don’t make a mess with those peas, Idella.” /  “Do I ever?”

 

  • Deuteronomy 13:15-18
  • Joshua 6:21
  • Joshua 10:28-37
  • Joshua 11:11 & 14
  • Judges 21:10

Maybe ditching the television isn’t so extreme compared to these commands and events from The Old Testament.

  • Television
  • Movie theaters

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Apparently…plenty of adult content in recent Best Picture winners, movies chosen by the entertainment industry to represent to the world as their best.

Record Books And Even Better Books

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  • John Wooden & Pete Maravich lighting up the record books in the late 1960’s / early 1970’s.
  • John Wooden & Og Mandino in the late 1960’s / early 1970’s.  Drinking deeply from good books.
  • Og Mandino & Donald Whitney in 2006.  My first encounters with the two authors.
  • Donald Whitney mentioning Pete Maravich at the end of the book Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life.
  • The Christian faith of John Wooden & Pete Maravich.

 

JOHN WOODEN
“Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.”

From Star Wars To Predator

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MEMORABLE FILMS INVOLVING INTERPLANETARY TRAVEL.  FROM 1977 TO 1987.

  • 1977  Star Wars
  • 1977  Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
  • 1978  Superman
  • 1979  Alien
  • 1980  The Empire Strikes Back
  • 1981  Superman II
  • 1982  Star Trek II:  The Wrath Of Khan
  • 1982  E.T.  The  Extra-Terrestrial
  • 1982  John Carpenter’s The Thing
  • 1983  Return Of The Jedi
  • 1984  Star Trek III:  The Search For Spock
  • 1986  Aliens
  • 1986  Star Trek IV:  The Voyage Home
  • 1987  Predator

Spielberg. June 1982.

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  • Oscar recognition for film score, visual effects, and sound effects editing in 1983
  • Located in the suburbs of California…long before Senate Bill 107 & Governor Gavin Newsom.
  • Major article in TIME magazine.
  • Spielberg’s first year after becoming Hollywood’s king.
  • Memorable performance by a child actress.
  • A family impacted by the supernatural.
  • 1982’s top ten box-office chart.
  • Coincidences involved with 1993.
  • Phoning home…how church leaders can deal with the world’s biggest social contagion.

 

“…I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!” –former President Obama

Damaged Beyond Repair

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THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY (1977-1983)
vs
THE STAR TREK TRILOGY (1982-1986)

 

  • George Lucas in 1997:  Damaged goods beyond repair
  • Nicholas Meyer in 1983:  Damaged countries beyond repair

 

“The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.” / “Don’t try to frighten us with your sorcerer’s ways, Lord Vader…”

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