True or False How do you know? Isn’t that a question we ask someone when presented with new or strange-sounding ideas, especially if the person speaking isn’t well-known to us or has a history of exaggerating or stretching the truth? Call it what you will, white lies, stretching the truth, or flat-out lying, they have become pervasive and common in […]
Cheerful Giving Many churches are shy about discussing giving. But I believe that in not talking about it, they do a disservice to their parishioners because the Bible presents giving in a positive light, filled with commendations, challenges, and promises, one of which is accompanied by an exception to one of God’s commandments. Let’s start with understanding that God doesn’t […]
Once Was Enough Did you ever do something that hurts, or taste something so bad that you wanted to spit it out immediately? You probably thought, if not said out loud, “once was enough” because you never planned to do that again. “Once was enough” usually has bad connotations when said by us mortals. But when it comes from the […]
No Middleman In real estate and brokerage accounts and retail sales, there’s always a middleman. It explains the prices we pay in retail stores as the difference between wholesale and retail pricing. We’re willing to pay for the convenience, the variety, and not having to have large storage spaces. In real estate and brokerage accounts, we assume, though not always […]
Fringe Benefits of Christianity What’s the difference between life insurance and life assurance, since both are activated by someone’s death? There’s a key word, inheritance, associated with both. If we’re talking about a person who knows Jesus as their Savior, life insurance is temporary, an inheritance left behind to family; life assurance is permanent and something realized when residency is […]
My Pleasure Language is a funny thing that morphs from generation to generation. Honestly, I have a hard time keeping current with all the slangy terms that appear periodically. This only proves to myself and others that I am officially a “geezer.” One example of a polite interaction that I believe has the same intention but loses some of its […]