Monday, March 16, 2015

IF THE SUN CANNOT SHI9NE

 
IF THE SUN CANNOT SHINE
ON THOSE CONSIDERED
THE LEAST OF MY BRETHREN
IF IT CANNOT QUICKEN THE4M
IF WE ONLY WISH THEM WELL
WHILE WORKING ON OUR TAN
 
THEN WE STAND IN DANGER
OF BEING WITH THE GOATS
AT RECKONING TIME
 
NOT FOR DEEDS DONE
BUT UNDONE
LIKE DIVES
BLIND TO LAZARUS
UNDER THE TABLE
 
THOSE WHO ARE BLESSED
WITH GOD’S GOOD
WHO SEE NO NEED TO SHARE
ARE GOAT CANDIDATES
 
THOSE WHO BELIEVE RICHES
BRING UNEARNED PRIVILEGES
WHO STRUT LIKE PEACOCKS
TO IMPRESS THE NEIGHBORS
 
THOSE WHO WOULD APPORTION
GOD’S LOVE
TO THOSE THEY FAVOR
THOSE WHO WOULD SPEAK FOR GOD
WITH TWISTED TONGUE
 
ALL STAND IN DANGER
OF BEING ONE WITH THE HERD
 
TO MY SHAME
I HAVE OFTEN BEEN ONE OF THEM
 
HELP ME GOD TO BE AWARE OF Y NEIGHBOR
IF ONE HURTS
WE ALL HURT
 
WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR
ALL THAT THE FATHER
CREATED
 
FRANK A VOLLMER
 
 


Tuesday, March 10, 2015

EXCRESCENCE DRAG

EXCRESCENCE  DRAG
 
 
 

 
IN MEDICAL TERMS
EXCRESCENCE
IS ANY ABNORMAL GROWTH ON THE BODY
SUCH AS WARTS
SKIN TAGS
GOITERS
BOILS
 
IN AIRCRAFT
SIMILARLY MEANS
ANYTHING WHICH PRODUCES DRAG
 
EXAMPLE
WHEN A PLANE TAKES OFF
THE PILOT
AS SOON AS HE CAN
RAISES THE LANDING GEAR
SO THE PLANE CAN HANDLE MORE EFFICIENTLY
ON LANDING
HE LOWERS THE GEAR
TO BLEED OFF SPEED
 
MANY WOULD SAY
THAT JESUS WAS REFERRING TO EXCRESCENCE
WHEN HE TOLD THE CAMEL AND EYE OF A NEEDLE STORY
 
WE’RE WRONG
IF WE TAKE IT LITERALLY
IT’S ALSO NOT A GATE IN THE WALL
OR A THICK ROPE
 
IT’S MIDDLE EAST HYPERBOLE
TO PROVE A POINT
 
IT TALKS ABOUT CLINGING TO THE WEALTH
WITH A MISER’S GRAB
WHETHER THAT WEALTH
IS MONEY
POWER
PRESTIGE
IF GOD REQUIRES IT
WE MUST BE WILLING TO LET GO
 
ESPECIALLY
IF OUR POSSESSIONS CAUSE PAIN
 
IF WE ARE SO HOLDING ON TO THINGS
THEN EXCRESCENCE
WHICH SOUND LIKE SOMETHING
YOU SCRAP OFF A SHOE
IS LITERALLY TRUE
 
 
FRANK A VOLLMER