My wife and I were at a friend's house playing board games. We had the following exchange.
Friend's wife: Do you know ROY G. BIV?
Me: What?
Friend's Wife: ROY G. BIV.
My wife: It's the colors of the rainbows.
Friend's wife: I've never heard it before. My daughter learned it in school.
Friend: Of course not. You went to Catholic school.
Friend's wife: What do you mean?
Friend: You went to a Catholic school. There's no rainbows. It's all black and white.
I may not be witty, but at least I have friends who are witty.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
A Good Reputation
Ecclesiastes
7:1 A good reputation is better than precious perfume; likewise, the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.
Our mens group studied Eccliastes a few months ago and this verse puzzled me. It obviously showed parallelism. The part B is suppose to enhance and inform the reader about part A. However, I couldn't see it. I then thought about a funeral I went to last year. It was Paul Scott, who was an elder at a church (Iowa City Bible Fellowship). Paul's memorial service filled a rather large church auditorium. Paul was a godly man until the end of his life. Several people stood up and told stories about Paul. Some of the stories were funny, but the main theme of the stories was how he was a man of good reputation, who loved the Lord, cared for the body of Christ as an elder, and finished the race well. This is how the day of one's death can be better than one's birth. I will never forget the funeral nor the love Paul inspired in other people. Your life can be a fragance of Christ to the world around.
Of course this fits in with next verse in Ecclesiastes:
7:2 It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.
In His Name.
7:1 A good reputation is better than precious perfume; likewise, the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.
Our mens group studied Eccliastes a few months ago and this verse puzzled me. It obviously showed parallelism. The part B is suppose to enhance and inform the reader about part A. However, I couldn't see it. I then thought about a funeral I went to last year. It was Paul Scott, who was an elder at a church (Iowa City Bible Fellowship). Paul's memorial service filled a rather large church auditorium. Paul was a godly man until the end of his life. Several people stood up and told stories about Paul. Some of the stories were funny, but the main theme of the stories was how he was a man of good reputation, who loved the Lord, cared for the body of Christ as an elder, and finished the race well. This is how the day of one's death can be better than one's birth. I will never forget the funeral nor the love Paul inspired in other people. Your life can be a fragance of Christ to the world around.
Of course this fits in with next verse in Ecclesiastes:
7:2 It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.
In His Name.
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