Planning for the Weekend
I have a lot of things to accomplish this weekend. I have some herbs and seeds to plant, and some flowerbeds to weed. I have a house to tidy up. I have articles to write — I need to finish 20 of them by the end of the month. I have taxes to do, and […]
God’s Law Is a Scary Thing!
The Law reflects the fact that the world is broken due to Sin, and that such a Law is necessary at all is a bleak reminder of the horror that is sin. In the perfect world that God created, there was no need for the Law. Man walked with God, and man was naked and […]
Wifely Submission
Just a few things that I really think it’s important that people think of when looking at this issue. One thing I’ve recently learned that adds a whole new dimension to what I’m going to say about submission is that God’s purpose for marriage was companionship. Not procreation, not sexual gratification, but companionship. God looked […]
Virtue vs. Vice
The Seven Cardinal Virtues 1. Courage 2. Purity 3. Humility 4. Honesty 5. Diligence 6. Charity 7. Fidelity The Seven Deadly Sins 1. Vanity (Pride) 2. Envy 3. Gluttony 4. Lust 5. Wrath (Anger) 6. Avarice (Greed, Covetousness) 7. Sloth So what? Well, I find that most good literature pits virtue against vice. If you […]
Misconceptions About Jesus
Jesus was not … Long-haired. Jesus would have had short hair, a beard, and possibly long sidelocks. The confusion comes, I think, from a confusion of Nazarene (which Jesus was) and Nazirite (which He wasn’t). A Nazarene is a person who comes from Nazareth, a city in Israel. A Nazirite is a person who has […]
Five Hymns That Make Me Cry
I love hymns. The old ones that are full of doctrine and truth. There is something about “the oldies of the faith” that can comfort, encourage, and heal in ways that the newer worship music simply doesn’t touch me. But there are a few hymns that I tend to avoid, though I love the message […]
Can Man Understand God? What Is Understanding?
Man cannot “understand” God because man is a finite being, rooted in space and time, whereas God is an infinite being, one whom space and time do not limit. Asking man to “understand” God is like asking your dog to understand mathematics. While the dog might be able to distinguish that two claps means “sit” […]
Are You on God’s Cash or Credit System?
When I was younger and would become upset when people who did wrong got away with it—or worse, got promoted or rewarded for it—-my mom told me about God’s accounting system. It’s sometimes a comfort to me to think on this concept, as it explains why I seem never to be able to get away […]