Disease Or Cure? “Nobody is concerned with a cure until they know they have the disease.” (unknown auth.) This applies to human behavior in general. We (most men) think we’re indestructible until something happens to open our eyes to the truth. It did to me on a motorcycle. I had ridden off and on for over 40 years with thousands […]
One Step Away In July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. His famous quote, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” is still alive even after his passing in 2012. For those of us who remember that day some 57 years ago, there was a lot of pride that accompanied […]
Bitter Or Better? In the 70s, Andre Crouch wrote and sang the song Through It All. In the first stanza, we’re told, “…that my trials come to only make me strong.” In the last, “For if I’d never had a problem, I wouldn’t know that He could solve them; I’d never know what faith in God could do.” Today’s title […]
Before, During, or After A book titled “Fearless In The Face Of…Today” should have as its mission statement something along the lines of Paul’s encouragement to the church at Thessalonica: “Therefore, comfort one another with these words.” What are these words? And what is the goal of comfort? Is it not to alleviate or eliminate fear or worry? Consider a […]
Independence From What? Today is the 250th birthday of our country. And while we have accomplished so much more than our founding fathers could have ever envisioned, we have also moved so far away from their motivation to leave England and the driving force to achieve freedom of religion, that they wouldn’t recognize the country we’ve become. The antisemitism, the […]
Holy and Blameless In legalese, not guilty is not the same as innocent. It could just mean that the prosecution didn’t present a compelling case. But in God’s world, today’s title from Ephesians 1:4 means innocent, pure, like it never happened. Jude 24 adds the phrase “blameless with great joy.” If you’ve ever appeared in court for a speeding ticket […]