2022-08-05 | Deuteronomy 1-3 | Anti-discombobulated
It’s the elephant in the room, so let’s first stop pretending and settle the issue. “I didn’t know” is not the reason. It’s not a viable excuse. Okay, now that we have that out of […]
2022-07-30 | Life and Death – Bits and Rudders | James 3:1-4
A Tongue of Fire
“My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, […]
2022-07-29 | Numbers 30-36 | Oh, What a World it Would Be… if…
Oh what a world it would be if men kept their word, but they don’t. Wars are fought over such things and people die. Vows are broken; marriages fracture and families are scattered. Fathering is optional and children are abandoned. […]
2022-07-22 | Numbers 25-29 | How Not to Become the Warning
WARNINGS, WARNINGS, WARNINGS—they are all around us. From an early age, we are accustomed to being warned about many different things from parents, relatives, teachers, and friends. If you are grown now, yet still immature, you might still be receiving […]
2022-07-15 | Numbers 22-25 | What Did The Donkey Say to The Jackass?
It’s actually hilarious when you think about it. Let me set the scene. You are so obstinate, so out of touch with reality, so absolutely wrong—and yet you […]
2022-07-09 | The Coin Has Two Sides | James 2:14-26
Faith and Works Working Together
“What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one […]
2022-07-08 | Numbers 19-21 | Do You Dare Grumble
As a society in the western hemisphere, we have become spoiled, by having everything in a “have-it-your-own-way, right away!” fashion. We have become accustomed to pressing a button on a microwave and in minutes extracting an entire meal—completely cooked and […]
2022-07-02 | Star-Struck | James 2:1-13
“My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a […]
2022-07-01 | Numbers 16-18 | Disgruntled Employees
The Bible comes alive when we insert ourselves into the various narratives and stories, when we contemplate how we might have acted if we were there. It’s fascinating to me and disappointing how often […]
2022-06-24 | Numbers 13-15 | Adding Insult to Injury
Picture this in your mind. You’ve already made a bad choice that is sure to have dire consequences. It may even be such that everything about your bad decision is out in the open already, and you are certain of […]