Amid Mayhem

Chaos rains — they say loss gains imperial chains of whitewashed brains bring inane disdaining, inhumane detaining, and same ol’ mansplaining …nothing worth retaining Amid mayhem hooks — forbidding they/them, banning books, take a scanning look through spanning darkness oft mistook for foreboding night unknown stars then come in sight now stark from wrong is […]

Liminal Lamb

To follow a shepherd makes sense to a sheep To be led by a lamb…what a leap When the lamb here grazed Most eyes glazed By them he went unappraised He was one of many black sheep Consigned to any trash heap His track, considered too steep Baaing, he neared—they peered, then feared Clawing, they […]

Perceive

with eyes still closed a light arose black to red bright it glows through eyelids shut to perception’s gut reach vague rays soft they cut will brow furrow focus burrow seeking darkness thorough? or will dimness yield to pupils revealed with lumens for sight unsealed? night fails lift the veils eyes open see shadows gropin […]

Soul Searching: Zero Hits in Hebrew

Soul Searching Zero Hits in Hebrew by Trent Wilde When reading the Bible in English, you come across the word “soul” hundreds of times, and this gives the impression that the ancient authors believed in something like the modern concept of the soul. But, as we’re about to see, the Hebrew word often translated “soul” […]

Merkabah – Part 1

CHARIOTS OF FIRE EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY PART 1 THE MERKABAH BY LOIS I. RODEN Copyright, May 22, 1983 All Rights Reserved Brackets and Emphases Ours Unless Otherwise Indicated SPECIAL REPORT THE MERKAVA TANK Israel’s War Chariot The most formidable war machine in existence today is an Israeli tank called the MERKAVA. The NAME, taken from […]

Who Is Wisdom? (For Davidians Seeking Extra Oil)

If you are currently persuaded, as I once was, that there is to be no more light for God’s people beyond the teachings of Victor Houteff (at least until the Kingdom is established), then I recommend for you to read our article The End of Davidian Quiescence before reading this. If, on the other hand, […]

A Heart-to-Heart

Do the hungry need to be told to eat? Do the thirsty need to be told to drink? The Word said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” – Matthew 5:6 (WEB) And Wisdom says, “Woe to those who don’t consume it.” Why, then, do you need to […]

Spirit Demystified

by Trent Wilde Today, the word “spirit” usually means something non-physical. The “spirit” of a person is thought to be the immaterial part of them – sometimes equated with the soul. The “spiritual realm” is considered to be a plane of existence beyond the bounds of space and time. When reading English translations of the […]

Why This Over That?

Why do you go with this over that? Why do you enlist where you’re at? Is it finding happy feelings? …avoiding awkward dealings? Is your measure pain against pleasure, labor against leisure, …truth against treasure? Maybe you’re seeking healing or just taking whatever’s appealing in the moment. But the bestowment of “go with the flow” […]

Cheers for the man who… – “Psalm 1” (NABT)

Posted on August 4, 2023August 16, 2023 by Trent Wilde

This is the beginning of our line-by-line examination of the poem Cheers For The Man (better known as Psalm 1) as it is found in Not A Bible Translation. See the previous post (and corresponding podcast episode) to read the full poem and to learn why I made this translation, along with the broad strokes […]