Criticism
“And why worry about a speck in the eye of a brother when you have a board in your own? Should you say, ‘Friend, let me help you get that speck out of your eye,’ when you can’t even see […]
God
Results Not Typical
One thing that pains me to see is well-meaning people trying to support others with theology that isn’t accurate. For example, a dear woman watched her husband suffer from a serious illness. Throughout his struggle, her friends told her, “If […]
The Truth
Henry Augustus Rowland, professor of physics at Johns Hopkins University, was once called as an expert witness at a trial. During cross-examination, a lawyer demanded, “What are your qualifications as an expert witness in this case?” The normally modest and […]
Creativity
1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. The Apostle John assures us […]
Forgetting
There’s a story about a city dweller who was visiting relatives on a farm and the farmer gave a whistle and his dog herded the cattle into the corral, then the dog latched the gate with her paw. “Wow, that’s […]
Rest
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 In his book, “Finding God in a Busy World,” John Killinger writes: I thought about this text [Ps 46:10] some months ago as I sat in Sacre-Coeur, a church built […]
A Father’s Day Story
You probably already know most of Johnny Cash’s story. He rose to fame in the 1950’s around the same time that Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis became popular on the music scene. While his career skyrocketed, his personal life bottomed […]
New Each Day
Patrick Henry, whose primary contribution to the history books is the phrase “Give me liberty or give me death,” made another memorable statement. He said, “I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.” Repeat this […]
Stay With It!
Albert Einstein once said, “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” He may have understated his intelligence, but he does so to make a point: For more than any other reason, he was […]
What’s The “Real Gold”?
Mining companies still work in places where the yield of gold is just one ounce for one ton of worked dirt. It takes a lot of work to find gold on this planet because there isn’t much of it. If […]
