Both action and inaction can reveal something about the heart. Willingness to do something or the refusal to do so says something about where our focus rests. Though there are actions which may be demanded and therefore dutifully carried out, the willing heart needs no command, but only the invitation or … [Read more...] about COMPELLING WILLINGNESS!
Anger
FAITH’S FOCUS
How often have we been afraid because of what we were seeing while forgetting to look beyond it to what we did not see? When our eyes focus merely on ourselves or on what might be going on in the world around us, it is easy to become fearful. However, let us continue bearing in mind the reality there is more … [Read more...] about FAITH’S FOCUS
Translations: Living Bible
There are numerous translations of the Bible available in bookstores and on the Internet. Paraphrased versions of the Scriptures are popular. Paraphrase versions are more commentaries than translations and are what the translator “thinks” is being said in a certain passage. “A ‘Dynamic Equivalent’ attempts to use the original language as a guide in translating, and then … [Read more...] about Translations: Living Bible
TWO BODYGUARDS!
People of notoriety are often accompanied by bodyguards. Those hired protectors follow along to guard against crowds from pressing too close while also keeping a watchful eye out for anything or anyone that might present a danger. Bodyguards are employed to provide a sense of security to the one they accompany. This allows … [Read more...] about TWO BODYGUARDS!
Just Kidding!
[Originally written June 2002] Nearly 25 summers ago my friend Randy and I went with his father to the lake to do some fishing and swimming. The swimming area was close to a boat dock where boats of all kinds were being set into the water. As we were swimming, a Catamaran sailboat was launched and the wind caught the sails and was headed directly toward us. The wind was high so … [Read more...] about Just Kidding!
