How Far Is Too Far?
King David was known for a great many things, but the greatest would be what is stated in Acts 13:22 when God said, “I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.” We should all aspire to the lofty praise of being described as […]
Fool!
It is every cartoon movie villain’s favorite word: fool. Many Christians claim that the word itself is synonymous with condemning oneself because of what Jesus said in Matthew 5:22: “But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to […]
Helping the Needy
Recently in our country, the social safety net for food assistance was threatened to be turned off. This caused many people to experience uncertainty about how they were going to feed their families, having grown dependent upon having those food stamp benefits to supplement their income. There are many discussions about how some people may […]
Make Your Bed
“But WHY? I’m the only one who sees it, and I don’t care!” This is what my daughter complained to me. I was doing the laundry, and found a missing sock of hers, so as I went to hunt for the mate, I opened her sock drawer. What greeted me was complete disarray. The socks […]
Rainbow
Darkness had covered the earth. Genesis 6:5 says, “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” In the end only eight people would step out from that darkness back into the light. How dark was it […]
Breath of Grace
Into my father You breathed his soul. Mother and father passed that gift to me. I was stitched in her womb and brought to be. Through him and through her I knew Your love, Who You are was still unknown to me. They told me Your name and I dimly could see. Through them I […]
Two Men Disagree With the Preacher
Two men disagree with the preacher. They have both been taught that they are not just to “swallow” everything the preacher says; that they are to think for themselves. They are to be commended, therefore, for their careful evaluation of what is taught. The key words with the first man, however, are, “It seems to […]
Practice Makes Permanent
Canadian journalist and author Malcom Gladwell famously wrote in his book Outliers that, “Ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness.” He was speaking about how much time it takes to become a world-class professional, the best of an individual’s field. This idea is based on research done by K. Anders Ericsson on how […]
The Culture of No Consequences
In the beginning, the Lord blessed man with a paradise garden to keep, trim, and enjoy. Only one prohibition was mentioned. Adam and Eve were not to eat of the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil” (Genesis 2:17). If they ate, they would lose their place in the garden and forfeit their right […]
Six Seven
The date of writing this is September 2025. This is significant for what I am about to write next. If you have children who are preteens or teenagers, the numbers “six” and “seven” might be something you are hearing them say randomly around the house and certainly around their friends. The origins of this particular […]