Bummer Lamb
This explanation of a “bummer lamb” has circulated throughout the Internet. It is too good to ignore, so here it is. Image by Ralph from Pixabay You may like: Grace Not Place
Love
Pssst 🎧 I’ve Got a Secret for You
Many years ago, there used to be a TV show called “I’ve Got a Secret.” The point of the show was to find out if four people could ask a famous person the right questions to guess what that person’s
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His Promises Remain
My eyes are dryMy faith is oldMy heart is hardMy prayers are coldAnd I know how I ought to beAlive to You and dead to me But what can be doneFor an old heart like mineSoften it upWith oil and
Discipline Is not Punishment.
I’ve noticed that Americans are very sloppy with the words we write and speak. We say that we love our child, and we love ice cream. Just this one sentence has probably earned enormous sums of money for therapists. Consider
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Faith Is Expressed in Love
When I was a young Christian, more than once, I’d hear someone complain that so-and-so was so heavenly-minded that they were no earthly good. In those early years, I learned to identify people who had ignored the warning from James.
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All Connected
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
Firm in the Faith
Last night I heard a PSA (public service announcement) that was very hateful. It got me thinking about how we, as Christians, should live in our nation(s) with their subjective truths and ungodly morals. Then, this morning, I read this
Get God’s Attention
You probably have read the following verses in one translation or another, but there’s something here that you may have missed. I chose the New Living Translation because it takes Koine Greek and translates it into a very familiar vernacular
False Peace
Selling Peace If you’ve spent time on Facebook, you know from their ADs that many companies are trying to sell you “peace.” From spas and Eastern meditation to counselors and clinics, business is booming for the peace merchants. However, true
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,”
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