We’re now in Daylight Savings time – a funny name for shifting our clocks. We give up daylight in the morning and get it back in the evening. It’s all good. Spring means planting…setting out new roots and opening ourselves up to grow. What plans do you have to grow in this Spring? As God […]
Do we need more laws?
Do we need more legalism? We have been called “deplorables” – so they pass more regulations. Everyone’s a victim of some kind. Dallas Willard, one of the great thinkers and theologian of our times refers us to the Beatitudes – the greatest oratory every spoken….it was spoken by Jesus. Mr. Willard teaches us that they […]
Are We In a God-Forsaken World?
All around the globe nations are in turmoil. In many places it’s not safe to walk outside. What do you think the root cause is? Could it be the entire globe is in chaos because God is loading up the distress in order to “wake up” the world to see what they have done. Abortion, […]
The Open Hand
George Michael wrote a song called “Praying For Time” that begins with the words “These are the days of the open hand, they will not be the last, look around now, these are the days of the beggars and the choosers…” He goes on to say “Oh, you hold on to what you can, and […]
Discipline
As kids, most of us were disciplined. At the time we thought of it as punishment. It was only later that we realized we actually learned something from it. We were less apt to make that same mistake again because we found there was a better way. God will discipline us even now. He is […]
A legal technicality
We’ve all heard of criminals who were later found to have really done the crime having earlier been released from jail on a legal technicality. It’s kind of like when we think that our little sins don’t really matter because we’re forgiven anyway – right? That’s not how it works – being forgiven is really […]
Improving our health
People have become rich writing and talking about how to improve the health of our bodies. But, it’s not just our bodies we need to take care of. We need a healthy mind as much as we need a healthy body. We need to feed the right thoughts into our mind so it can foster […]
Open mouth, insert foot
Occasionally, I find myself saying something I regret. Rather than engaging my brain first, I’ll speak the first thought or emotion I have instead of thinking it through. What’s the rush? Take a breath and a moment to craft the proper response for the situation and the audience. I knew a person that, way too […]
Commercials make me more selfish…
Every found yourself saying while watching a commercial, “Yeah, I deserve that!”? Marketers know how to push our buttons. All the ads are directed at “me” – “me” being everyone! Well, “me, myself and I”, anyway! “Me,” the selfish one; “myself,” the one who thinks the world is out to get me; and “I’, who […]
Yes, we’re forgiven; no, the damage is not swept away!
Our mistakes are most always forgiven by those we have hurt, but the hurt caused remains. Trust is lessened inside the person injured. It’s so much easier to change our minds and fill our souls with the fruit of the spirit than it is to repair the long-term damage done by our selfishness. Love, joy, […]
