Upholding what is right comes at a cost. There’s a story about a judge whose own son was brought before her for a crime he had committed. The judge felt a deep grief that her son would violate the laws upon which she based her entire life. Tears welled in her eyes and she listened […]
God has a higher purpose for our lives.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:8-11
Let’s “Get Small!”
Only through humility can we truly understand greatness. I used to be pretty put off by much of what I experienced in church. I remember doing a group reading one Sunday in which we had to say, “Oh, what a manifold sinner am I.” I thought to myself, “Who? Me? What a joke! Maybe these […]
Taking all the right steps
True love isn’t an emotion. I thought I’d taken all the right steps in life. I had a pretty wife, two wonderful kids, a good career and lived in a better house than I had ever expected. But somehow it all unraveled so quickly. The company I worked for was bought and we had to […]
Stuck in your own fishbowl?
What are your barriers to personal growth? Have you ever noticed how differently people’s lives turn out as they grow with age? Some grow in wisdom and understanding, handling life’s challenges with grace and earning the respect and admiration of others. Others hit a point at which they stop growing in character and maturity, trapped […]
Tony sang for your tunas!
Atonement sounds like lunacy, until you understand it. What if someone were to walk up and tell you “Tony sang for your tunas.” What would you think? How would you react? You”d probably want to get as far as possible from this crazy person. You’d probably think, “Look, I don’t have any tunas. I can’t […]
The Ten Commandments
“Don’t play with matches” for all mankind. God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses in Exodus Chapter 20. Jesus said this about them in Matthew 5:17-19: Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the […]