No man is an island – a poem by John Donne (1572-1631) No man is an island,Entire of itself,Every man is a piece of the continent,A part of the main.If a clod be washed away by the sea,Europe is the less.As well as if a promontory were.As well as if a manor of thy friend’sOr […]
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Posted inChurch, Hospitality
Walking in Faith, Hope, and Love
This post is a follow-up to my last post, “Firm in the Faith.” We live in a world where wickedness confronts us often and unexpectedly. We all have learned that media, in general, and entertainment, specifically, is in lockstep in its effort to normalize wickedness and demonize objective truth – objective truth is the opposite […]
Posted inChurch, Confess, Foregiveness, Mercy
Did I Tell You, You Have a Great Body?
I hope the title got your attention. I mean every word of it! To understand why I think you have a great body let’s take a look at God’s Word. 17 And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body. 18 Think about the people […]
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Do You Need Anybody?
When I read Romans 12:4–5 today, an old Beatles song popped into my head. Do you need anybody?I just need somebody to love?Could it be anybody?I want somebody to love. I don’t recommend “With a Little Help from My Friends,” but God’s Word has much to tell us about relationships and love. Relationships and Love […]
Posted inChurch, Compassion
Categorized Compassion
When a person lives a worldly life, that person is subject to worldly compassion. Worldly compassion is not an act of love but a tool to be used. The well-known passage of Scripture called “the parable of the lost son” (Luke 15:11-32) teaches us many lessons, one of which is the damage from categorized compassion. […]
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Changes in Local Churches
Let me just say, right up front, that you may strongly disagree with my perspective. That’s healthy. I just want to get this topic out in the open. There is a specific change to our local churches that I’ve observed during the past twenty years. This change concerns me because some church leaders have added […]
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One fish, Two fish, Good fish, Bad fish
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad.”Matthew 13:47-48 In this passage of Scripture, Jesus is speaking about the End-Times […]
Posted inChurch, Jesus, Redemption
The Pointillism of God
Today’s featured picture is titled “Morning, Interior”, oil on canvas, by Maximilien Luce. Luce used the pointillism technique for this painting. Pointillism is a technique in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. If we closely examine an artist’s technique, we find that most magnificent paintings are comprised […]
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Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go
I happened to read a story written by a senior citizen in which she reminisced about her childhood. She was quite adept at painting a picture of her youth with words. It was fun to read her accounts of playing hide-and-seek with her siblings and cousins and the joy she experienced playing on her front […]
