James 3:8-12 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren , these things ought not so […]
Caring, godly people hit bottom and burn out sooner or later. I always have admired my dad for his faithful following of the Lord and service to the kingdom. He shared with me that there was a time when he felt burned out but kept walking with God and pulled through. A while back, I […]
I’m to be dead to sin. I do have an advantage over some fellow followers of Jesus; in that I have been privileged to observe dead people. There were the people who generously left their “tents” for me to learn anatomy in medical school. Victims of auto accidents, bodies in morgues waiting to be moved […]
First, look at the tip of your nose, your fingers, your feet, then at the stuff in the room then at the things outside the window, then at Google earth. GOD SAYS it will all vanish in a blast of incredible heat Second Peter 3, 10-16 SO WHAT? God loves me to be practical with his […]
For I am his master-creation, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. I am bought with a price. Having sold myself off cheaply, I have been redeemed at the Devil’s pawn shop where I had been priced as worthless and scheduled to be dumped into the dumpster in the alley out back. But! I have been […]
I remember someone telling me to shoot for the stars, you probably won’t make it, but at least you will get off the ground! I look at God’s ways and say, “boy that’s HARD! ” WRONG WORD THERE BUSTER! The proper word for a christian is IMPOSSIBLE! When I try to pull God’s ways down to […]
Remember the rule? If I want to know what godliness looks like—I just picture what I normally do and then godliness will, pretty much, be the opposite! So what is my normal state of mindfulness? Well, not to be mindful at all! I let my focus drift to the future the past and everywhere else. […]
A fellow traveler complained this week that when his counselor gives him assignments, he feels that it is like asking a man to read a self-help book when the man can’t read. This would sound like a valid objection, but the man stopped there. He should have continued. I do have to change and grow, […]
Our church did an awesome job of putting on a passion play for Easter. The key thing emphasized was the question “Is it I?” Having asked this they all went on to abandon Jesus. John was so focused on relationship that he did the best and returned to follow the Lord through most of the […]
One of the reasons brilliant fools say in their heart, “there is no designer.” is that, if there is a designer then his designed things must be used according to the way he designed them or they will cause trouble and not work right. If your car is designed to run on vegetable oil then […]
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