Sonshine for your soul
Posted in personal holiness on Jul 16th, 2014
It stinks when you’ve tried your best at a sport or hobby and you realize that you’re not good enough to succeed in the way you desire.
I’d like to hop up on a surfboard like a pro if I had such an opportunity.
But the couple of times I’ve tried it in rough […]
Posted in repentance on Jun 5th, 2014
King David’s life showed us a number of ways to do things that please God.
The shepherd/warrior also showed us a number of ways to displease God.
Of course, we want every day of our lives to be characterized by the former, not the latter.
But, […]
Posted in personal holiness on Apr 25th, 2014
Dirty diapers are a very small price to pay in return for the joy of parenting a baby.
And what successful athlete wants to give up competition simply because it takes time to work out and practice?
The fact is that life is a series of trade-offs. If we want the rewards and blessings, investment of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 7th, 2014
Reading the Book of Leviticus, one can’t miss the abundance of sacrifices that Old Testament Israel was called to complete at the Tabernacle and later the temple in Jerusalem.
Millions of animals were sacrificed over the centuries, as was thousands of tons of bread and grains and who knows how many gallons of olive oil…
Yet, no […]
Posted in forgiveness on Feb 18th, 2014
If I’m breathing, sooner or later I’ll want to be eating.
It’s the way of the flesh.
We’re organisms and as the ad jingle used to say, “Ya gotta eat.”
It’s not just eating food that we need until we die.
We also need forgiveness.
You see, our appetite is not only for food but also for sin.
Too many times […]
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Martin Drummond