(S)he Who Does
He who does these things shall never be moved. Psalm 15:5b “A man’s reputation is not built on what he plans to do.” (A Facebook post.) It seems that ever since reading that post, I have recognized how often the Bible requires action from God’s people. (To be clear: Not for salvation, but…
Read MoreWhere’s the Hunger?
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Matthew 5:6 There are plenty of places to find people literally starving to death in this world. Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, and many other places, have millions that go to bed hungry every night. Many articles state “poverty” as the cause. The reasons for the…
Read MoreBucket List
I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. Ecclesiastes 2:1 There are lots of things I would enjoy doing in life, but nothing I’ve thought I didn’t want to die without doing. Consequently, I have always thought I didn’t need…
Read MoreHome Again, Home Again…
There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 Travel is fun but it takes a toll on…
Read MoreWarning: Comfort Zone
…with great and good cities that you did not build, and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant and when you eat and are full, then take care lest you forget the LORD,…
Read MoreSimplifying Parenthood
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 About 14” of…
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