Sonshine for your soul
Posted in repentance on Apr 28th, 2014
Repenting isn’t fun.
After all, who thinks apologizing to God is a happy time?
But everybody sins.
And that means that everybody should repent before God for doing what we shouldn’t have.
Hopefully, as we mature in faith, our repentance becomes less frequent because our sin becomes less frequent.
Like you, […]
Posted in God's supremacy on Apr 23rd, 2014
So Israel was told by God to drive out the pagan tribes upon entering the Promised Land.
Why? To prevent the corruption of theology and morality that would surely follow if they didn’t.
Some Israelite tribes did drive out some of the pagan tribes inn their appointed regions during the decade or so of conquest expeditions […]
Posted in God's supremacy on Mar 21st, 2014
We’ve all seen the cartoon drawings of an ostrich hiding its head in the sand and we’ve thought “How foolish.”
If only we’d never been as that ostrich when it came to our attempts to hide from accountability for poor choices.
Oh well. There’s always the opportunity for improvement.
I’m reminded of how Adam tried to hide […]
Posted in prayer on Mar 12th, 2014
It’s tough to watch somebody you care about continue to make choices that harm themselves … and sometimes others.
The problem might involve booze or drugs or bitter hatred or porn or unrestrained spending or sexual immorality or even just a merry-go-round of failed, short-term relationships.
Sometimes, the choices are particularly harmful and can lead to steep […]
Posted in evil on Jan 29th, 2014
We could never adequately appreciate times of quiet unless we knew times of chaotic, noisy racket.
When the annoying rattle in the dashboard stops and we can drive without the distraction to our thinking, it’s good.
When the neighbor’s incessantly barking dog is finally given a bowl of food and is silenced, it’s good.
When the persistently griping […]
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