Recommended Reading: The Book of Ruth When the idea for this article came to my mind, I thought about the Peanuts cartoon and the character that I pictured in my mind that always had a dark cloud over his head; but, I couldn’t remember his name, so I did an online search. Well…turns out that … Continue reading The Joe Btfsplk Syndrome
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
You have likely heard the old saying “Do as I say, not as I do.” I did a bit of research on the source of that old saying and this is what I found: “Model yourself after my instructions, not my actions. The phrase implies that the speaker is imperfect and makes mistakes, so one … Continue reading Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Be Radical – Stand Out From The Crowd
I believe that depending on your predominant personality type - extrovert vs introvert - you may or may not enjoy standing out from the crowd. I also believe that there are extremes with both of those types as well; i.e. an extrovert that enjoys standing out SO much that they feel slighted if they are … Continue reading Be Radical – Stand Out From The Crowd
Doubt and Innocence
(Recommended Reading - John 20:1-31) “But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, ‘We saw the Master.’ But he said, ‘Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in … Continue reading Doubt and Innocence
One Kind Word
Today I want to use part of the parable Jesus spoke in Mark 4:30-32 when He told about the mustard seed. Verse 31b-32 says: “...a mustard seed, which, when planted, is the smallest of all the seeds in the field; but after it has been planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all the … Continue reading One Kind Word
FREEDOM
For those of us that have always lived in America, we have pretty much taken our freedoms for granted. But those freedoms have been eroding for a very long time, little by little. Some of our politicians are very clever, changing things a bit at a time so that they are not noticed until it … Continue reading FREEDOM
Just A Touch
The past 3 days the titles of my devotionals have been: “Just Believe”, “Just Ignore Them” and “Just Get up”. They all were based on Mark 5:21-43. Then, ironically, the sermon at my church this weekend was based on Luke 8:40-56, which is the exact same story being related by another disciple of Jesus. The … Continue reading Just A Touch
A Father’s Love
(Recommended Reading: 2 Samuel 13 - 19:18 - Quotes from NLT) I share with you today, on Father’s Day, a reprint of the article I published for this occasion last year. In my Mother’s Day article I said: “We do not read the impactful kind of stories in the Bible about Mothers like we do … Continue reading A Father’s Love
Pretenders
First I want to establish the definition of a pretender. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of the word that is relevant for this article is this: “one who makes a false or hypocritical show”. Some of the synonyms for the word are: faker, fraud, imposter and phony. How many people sit in church … Continue reading Pretenders
Harsh Realities
(Recommended Reading: John 8) I enjoy reading Bible passages that seem to show the humanity of Jesus. He was 100% God but He was also 100% human. The human side of Jesus experienced everything that all humans experience. I cannot imagine how frustrating it must have been for Him at times when as God, He … Continue reading Harsh Realities