Stinky Sponges What do sponges do? They soak up whatever they come in contact with. They are used to clean up messes, to wipe away dirt and grime. If not rinsed and squeezed out, they become stinky. And if not used frequently, they become hard and unusable for their intended purpose. My wife will wet one and nuke it to […]
No Means No Many of us have trained our kids to wait for the 3rd or 4th “no” before they even act like we’ve spoken. When my kids were little, we were taught and practiced the concept of “first time obedience,” say it once and if they don’t obey—boom (whatever the appropriate discipline). I got tired of threatening. And this […]
No God No Heaven No Hurry All three are lies from the pit. One has greater success than the others. The devil can’t get most people to outright believe there is no God or no heaven. But “no hurry,” that’s a winner. “There’s always tomorrow,” he says. And like the people who mocked Peter’s message about Christ’s return, (“Where’s the promise […]
Your Choice Disobedience is to judgment as Obedience is to blessing. In Joshua’s final message to Israel, he challenged them with these words, “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve…” (Josh. 24:15). All of life is choices. Conscious or not, we make hundreds of them every day. Some […]
God is Dangerous Most of what we hear about God these days, if we hear anything at all, is about His love, mercy, patience, etc. But those who only present one side of God do Him a disservice. Yes, absolutely God is all those things. But if we’re not told of His holiness, His wrath and intolerance of sin, and […]
Guided by Circumstances There’s a fine line between foolishness and trust. They are differentiated by the object of our trust. If we’re trusting fate or karma or universal randomness, we are fools because in essence we’ve said, “there is no God.” (Psalm 53:1) On the other hand, if we’re trusting in the One God, creator of heaven and earth, the […]