“For a million dollars, would you slap your mama?” “Would you slap me for one million dollars?” Years ago, my friends and I would go back and forth asking the simple, but probing question: What would you do for a million dollars? We found out some very interesting things about ourselves and each other during…
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The God of Peace
Do you feel ill equipped for what is upon you? Do you feel robbed of peace? Have you ever been frustrated by going to potential sources of peace that did not deliver as promised? Would you like to know more about a peace you don’t have to purchase? Now may the God of peace, who…
A God To Remember
“Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee” from “Lift Every Voice and Sing” The Word of God is full of warnings and consequences related to the people of God forgetting Him. Deuteronomy and Psalms offer a number of passages on the topic. The questions to ponder today are these:…
How Do You Tell A Boulder From A Backpack?
We want to be good people! We want to help others when they are in need. As we consider these verses from the sixth chapter of Galatians, we may find ourselves wondering how to distinguish between the burdens that we help other people carry versus the load for which an individual is responsible. In essence,…
What To Remember, What To Forget
Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I…
The Problem With Entertaining Sin
I may not think that I have an immediate problem just because I entertain a particular sin. The problem with letting that thing linger in my mind is that the more at home it feels, the more of its friends that the sin will invite. The enemy goes from being cast out to being welcomed…
A Word On Patience
We don’t need much prompting to recall times when we have needed an extra dose of patience! These passages remind us that patience can still be a good thing. With constant shifts in attitudes and experiences, here is some truth that endures the test of time: Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and…
Anger’s Slippery Slope
“You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you…
Need More Power?
Some days, we might feel a bit weaker than we think we should feel. We may not have much hope or confidence as we wake up to the same challenges that we went to sleep worried about. In Paul’s letter to the believers in Ephesus, we can learn some facts not only on the power…
Leaving Lust in the Dust
Lust is one of those things that is easier to talk about “over yonder” than to consider its role in our own lives. However, if we want to walk with a truer measure of peace, we would do well to look this topic square in the eyes and be honest with ourselves and our Creator….
Food for Thought 