Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 6 january 2015
An Eastern thought says, "No religion is above the truth." Well, it's true! And I tell you what, followers of the Eastern thought: Jesus is the Truth!
He is far greater than all the teachings and philosophies of man which are in confusion. For in the midst of the dark forest of human (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 december 2014
"I love haters."
This is the slogan that became a trend among some of my fellow artists in the hip-hop industry. With this slogan, these artists glorify people who hate people with, may they be haters of cops, women, rival gangs, etc.
Having been once a diss-track rapper, I am so disgusted (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 december 2014
"For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."
- John 1:17, KJV
The law, which was given to Israel through Moses, presented strict yet just rules for men. It demands justice and shows no mercy to the violator.
But grace and truth, which were given to (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 24 december 2014
"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich."
- 2 Corinthians 8:9, KJV
In the richness of His grace, Christ the Son of God and Heir of all things subjected Himself to the poverty (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 13 december 2014
I have always thought of philosophy as simply “the love of wisdom” (Gk. “philosophia”). And by wisdom, I mean “the ability to judge correctly and to follow the best course of action, based on knowledge and understanding” (Lockyer p. 1103). On these bases, philosophy for me is carefully knowing (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 5 march 2014
Just to keep it real, I don't consider myself a feminist. As a matter of fact, I still consider myself a conservative in spite of my hatred towards legalism and hyper-traditionalism. But it's just that I am so marveled at the beauty that God has made in the entire creation. And what I admire (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 4 march 2014
March 4, 2014
To every lady out there,
A blessed day to you, sister!
Before anything else, I want you to know how much I appreciate that God made you. For me, you are one of the most special creations that God made in this world. Why do I say so? Remember the story of creation? In the (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 13 february 2014
The poem "In Our Own Eden: A Prince's Song To His Young Wife" is another reflective work that I wrote for Song of Solomon, after 'Love And Purity.' It shows the beauty of sex within the boundaries of marriage, as God designed it to be.
"Let marriage be held in honor (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 12 december 2013
As some of my former Facebook posts indicate, I'm a that's-what-we-get-yaggin'-about Gospel hip-hop artist. I love listening to some boombastic, 'bass-ful' beats. And what I love the most about those moments that I listen to instrumental hip-hop tracks is when I imagine myself (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 20 september 2013
When I was a little boy, I had a habit of browsing my elder brothers’ textbooks to look for anything interesting to read. I remember seeing a drawing of a dog in one of those textbooks. The dog had a bone clamped in its mouth as it stares at its reflection through a probably deep river. Under the picture (... więcej)