La Villa Strangiato

I will take you as my own people,
and I will be your GOD.
Then you will know
that I am the LORD your GOD,
who brought you out
from under the yoke
of the Egyptians.
~ Exodus 6

Hermetico

While Jezebel was killing off the LORD's prophets,
Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets
and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each,
and had supplied them with food and water
~ 1 Kings 18

Marxism

You will laugh at destruction and famine,
and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
~ Job 5

Picasso's Last Words

This is what the Sovereign LORD,
the Holy One of Israel, says:
"In repentance and rest
is your salvation,
in quietness and trust
is your strength,
but you would have none of it.
~ Isaiah 30

Rootin' For the Lava...

The lake of fire is the second death.
~ Revelation 20

Poor Elijah

Then the woman said to Elijah,
"Now I know that you are a man of GOD
and that the word of the LORD
from your mouth
is the truth."
~ 1 Kings 17

I Am The Parasite Of This Town....

Do not be surprised,
my brothers,
if the world hates you.
~ 1 John 3

If the world hates you,
keep in mind that it hated me first
~ John 15

Lifting the mask
from a local clown
Feeling down like him
Seeing the light in a station bar
And traveling far in sin
Sailing downstairs
to the northern line
Watching the shine of the shoes
And hearing the trials
of the people there
Who's to care if they lose.
And take a look
you may see me on the ground
For I am the parasite of this town.

Dancing a jig
in a church with chimes
A sign of the times today
And hearing no bell
from a steeple tall
People all in dismay
Falling so far on a silver spoon
Making the moon for fun
And changing a rope
for a size too small
People all get hung.
Take a look
and see me coming through
For I am the parasite
who travels two by two.

When lifting the mask
from a local clown
And feeling down like him
And I'm seeing the light
in a station bar
And traveling far in sin
And I'm sailing downstairs
to the northern line
Watching the shine of the shoes
And hearing the trials
of the people there
Who's to care if they lose.
And take a look
you may see me on the ground
For I am the parasite of this town.
And take a look
you may see me in the dirt
For I am the parasite
who hangs from your skirt.

All men will hate you because of me.
~ Luke 21

GOD is a Four Letter Word

The tablets were the work of GOD;
the writing was the writing of GOD,
engraved on the tablets.
~ Exodus 32

Mighta Choked Artie But It Ain't Gonna Choke Babba

All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
~ Isaiah 64

Holy Diver

He said:
"In my distress I called to the LORD,
and he answered me.
From the depths of the grave
I called for help,
and you listened to my cry."
~ Jonah 2

What's New, Pussycat?

The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying:
"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness."
~ Jeremiah 31

Do You Curse Where You Come From?

Do you curse where you come from,
Do you swear in the night?
Will it mean much to you
If I treat you right?

Do you feel like a remnant
Of something that's past?
Do you find things are moving
Just a little too fast?

The remnant of Israel
will do no wrong;
they will speak no lies,
nor will deceit be found
in their mouths.
They will eat and lie down
and no one will make them afraid.
~ Zephaniah 3

No Sanctuary

See to it that no one takes you captive
through hollow and deceptive philosophy,
which depends on human tradition
and the basic principles of this world
rather than on the Messiah.
~ Colossians 2

Art For Art's Sake

After Jehoiachin,
son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah
and the officials, the craftsmen
and the artisans of Judah
were carried into exile
from Jerusalem to Babylon
by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,
the LORD showed me two baskets of figs
placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
~ Jeremiah 24

The Hawk Flies High

Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses,
but Abram drove them away.
~ Genesis 15