Posted in sinfulness on Nov 2nd, 2011
As small children, we wondered how our moms or dads knew we had done something wrong when we were sure that nobody was watching.
Later, we realized that our parents could tell if we were acting nervously or if something in the house had been rearranged or was missing.
Because they loved us and knew us very […]
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Posted in sinfulness on Mar 31st, 2011
I saw Charlie Sheen in the Bible this morning.
It happened when I read Proverbs 12:8.
What’s sad is that I saw not only his face when I read the verse but I also saw the disappointed face of God who knows that His standards are so universally being mocked.
Here’s the verse: “A man is praised […]
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Posted in sinfulness on Feb 11th, 2011
Moses’ brother Aaron wasn’t stupid, but he sure did a dumb thing.
And then he gave what ranks as one of the lamest excuses in history.
I’m talking about when he made a golden calf idol while Moses was on Mt. Sinai receiving the 10 commandments and other Old Testament laws from God.
You […]
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Posted in sinfulness on Jan 4th, 2011
In a way, it’s almost like standing in front of a dessert table.
So many to choose from and they’re ALL good.
But you have only one cup into which you can place a dessert and you’ve got to make a choice.
On the dessert table of Matthew 5’s beatitudes, I choose Blessing #6.
It is SUCH a […]
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Posted in sinfulness on Jan 4th, 2011
So here are some facts from today’s reading in the One-Year Bible that you might not have known or remembered.
Noah, his family and all the rescued animals were in the ark for more than a year because of the great flood. Actually, it was 375 days based on the biblical account.
Even after the ark bottomed […]
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