Have you ever met anyone whose motives were unclear? Maybe they said the right things, but you had a sense they weren’t being honest and open with you? I think that’s true of false teachers. They tell you that you’re basically a good person, that if you work hard enough at doing good things, you …
Tag: Read Through The Bible 2022
Influence
Is a long life synonymous with influence? Perhaps. I can think of a few politicians that have been in office way too long. The length of your life, however, isn’t necessarily relative to the effect you have on the world. It’s how you choose to use your life, not the length of it, that matters. …
Familiar Words That Still Speak
When I was born, the world was a different place. In America, many families were still living the “Father Knows Best,” “Leave It To Beaver,” kind of life, where dad went to work and mom stayed home. For me, the days were pretty simple. Get up, go to school, come home, do your chores and …
How To Change The World In Just One Day
Do you think it’s possible to change the world in one day? Not even a whole day – just the hours from the pre-dawn darkness until the skies are darkening again as the sun slips behind the mountains. Jesus did. Mark 15 covers a single day in history. Our attention is laser-focused on the once-in-a-lifetime, …
Old-Fashioned Ideas
Are you ever accused of being old-fashioned, or out-of-date? To some people, that might be a derogatory term, but the older I get, and the crazier our world gets, the more I think it’s a great compliment! While I’m not anxious to return to some bygone clothing or hairstyles, there are a few “old-fashioned” things …