As we go through life, due to varying circumstances and situations we experience the shifting of emotions. Even a singular occasion can be bittersweet in the sense of there being both a sad and a joyful element associated with it. Do we not even approach our participation together in the Lord’s Supper in this … [Read more...] about SHIFT TO THE CONSTANT!
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A FILL JOY!
When teens are told they cannot do something, at times the response has been, “You don’t let me have any fun.” Rules are often seen as unwanted limitations and a rule setter may be viewed as a “kill joy”. However, being allowed to do whatever we feel like doing, does that always bring joy? Is it not true that lack of joy is … [Read more...] about A FILL JOY!
NO DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
The United States Constitution -- in a principle embodied in the Fifth Amendment -- prohibits “double jeopardy”; that is being prosecuted twice for the same charge. Though the accused can appeal a guilty verdict, prosecution cannot appeal a verdict of acquittal. In Christ we have what might be … [Read more...] about NO DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
TROUBLE OVERCOME!
A troubled world breeds trouble. It can be troubling to witness and its troubles can even impact our own life. That is the troubling result when God’s Wisdom and Divine Will for living are not being duly acknowledged and are replaced with the mere wisdom of humanity. The trouble with the world’s effort to get the … [Read more...] about TROUBLE OVERCOME!
THE HERE AND NOW! (Part 13 of 13)
A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was leaving the room after paying a visit, and said, “Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.” Very quietly the doctor said, “I don’t … [Read more...] about THE HERE AND NOW! (Part 13 of 13)
