a lesson learned late in life 

A Necessary Moderation – 

A health issue due to excessive consumption. Coffee and beer. The beer one was easy. I got gout. A nurse on the internet told me everything I needed to know. The coffee one I had figured out myself. It started with the 12 cup coffee maker. I now have the 5 cup and have to leave 2 cups for her. I still drink beer but only 2 or 3 instead of 4 or 5. Moderation in all things including moderation. BTW I still smoke, a pipe, once a day and don’t inhale. 

15

Daily writing prompt
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.

a reason to believe 

A Home For Doubt – 

A necessary explanation for what we experience.  We have to make sense of it.  To ignore it is to deny reality.  To deny objectivity.  Call it speculation, conjecture, or whatever but please accept the fact that there must be a reason, a purpose, a meaning, etc.  At least ask the question why.  There must be a reasonable explanation. 

Home 15

a prince 

A Translation Problem – 

A commander or another interpretation problem if you are looking for the king of the north. There are eight different words in 52 different translations: princes 24, commanders 10, officers 7, officials 5, generals 2, leaders 2, principalities 1, subordinates 1. The word prince suggests a family member unlike the other seven words which have a similar meaning. Makes you wonder about words used in other parts of the bible. These are major differences in words used before you get to the problem of interpreting them. Reader beware.  

Home 15

a color 

A Number – 

A connection between history and prophecy that can be trusted.  Your interpretation?  Not so much.  Your translation?  Not so much except for numbers and colors.  Somehow they have survived what translators do to the Word of God.  Some things are sacred.  There are 60 different English translations to choose from.  Which one do you trust?   

Home 14

a daughter 

A King of the South – 

A king of the north.  A fit with FatimahMohammed, and Muawiyah.  A fit with Daniel 11:6;  the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north.  The dynasty started by Muawiyah built the Dome of the Rock which prevents the third temple.  It is the abomination of desolation mentioned by Jesus.  A fit with Daniel 11:31: the abomination that maketh desolate.  

Home 14