I was just driving down the road, minding my own business, when I saw “it”. “It” was a 4-5 inch spider casually crossing the road. I went on about my business–it went on about its business. Why did I notice it? Why am I writing about a spider on the road? I noticed it because …
Category Archives: Christian living
Introspection
I love questions. Questions teach–I learn. Questions sharpen–I have to think. Questions cut–they reveal my inner soul. “Am I committed to something bigger than I am, that will last longer than I will?” Good question! The question has multiple dynamics. Am I committed? Hard to measure. What does it mean to be committed? How committed? A few …
Ain’t It Awful!
I love some of the signature lines people put at the end of their e-mails. Here’s my nomination for the signature of the day: “Drop out of the ‘Ain’t It Awful Club’—Volunteer!” Easy to figure out what’s wrong. Easier to bemoan what’s wrong. Easiest to criticize what’s wrong. Hard to to get involved. Hard to …
Rerouting
Turns out that some of the folks coming to the retreat center for the weekend didn’t know exactly where they were going. (I guess they are non-map people. I just looked it up on the map–really Mapquest–and drove right to it.) More accurately, they are techno-people. They used the dashboard GPS system to find their …
Eating for Two
“The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary.” (Isa. 50:4) My wife and I will be grandparents again in August. We just returned from visiting our son and daughter-in-law. It seems the words and the advice are timeless: “Remember, you’re eating for two.” I admit that I …
NAROMIYOCKNOWUSUNKALANKSHUNK
It may not be the longest word in the world, or even in the United States, but it certainly qualifies for consideration as one of the most difficult to pronounce. NAROMIYOCKNOWUSUNKALANKSHUNK. It’s the name of a small stream near Milford, Connecticut. It is an Indian word which is said to mean, “You fish on your …
Up, Up, Up–Ephesians 6
1. FACE UP to the challenge, be spiritually strong in the Lord, in the Savior. 2. OWN UP to the necessity, stand against Satanic scheme and strategies. 3. SUIT UP, in approved equipment which equips us to stand. Of six pieces of armor, the one offensive weapon is the sword, the others are defensive. 4. STAND …
God’s Calling
Romans 8:28-30 affirms that God calls. The challenge of calling is deciding to follow God’s purpose rather than our own. Today I challenge you to consider God’s calling in your life. His calling is to be conformed to his image, Rom. 8:29 Many are called, Matt. 20:16 We are called in one hope, Eph. 4:4 We are called to …
GOD and SIN
I recently spent some time with a group of guys who were far too advanced in the use of acronyms. It began with a reference to the EHM ministry (extreme home makeover) at their church, and by the end of a couple of days together everything was an acronym. I can’t remember all of them, but one …