Money is poured into getting out information that at times is not being accepted or is simply ignored. More money is being dumped into education in our country and yet test scores in many places continue to go down. There may be many factors behind this, and I do not have the answers, but it does make clear that more … [Read more...] about CHANGED HEART!
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INCLINED HEART!
An inclination is “a feeling, preference, or tendency to do something.” (source: Cambridge Dictionary) It is good to consider what the heart is most inclined toward because that is what most seems to set the course of one’s life. One of the psalmists … [Read more...] about INCLINED HEART!
WHAT’S LEFT?
What do we value the most? Where does our focus rest when considering our wealth? It has been said, “Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.” (H. Jackson Brown Jr) How does that sit with us? On an occasion when Jesus was approached by one who felt he … [Read more...] about WHAT’S LEFT?
FREE!
“FREE!” Is that not an enticing offer? To see “FREE!” on a sign usually draws attention and even a crowd. To get something “FREE” is often viewed as a blessing. A few years ago there was a television commercial offering something free with the reasoning that once the product was tried it would be purchased. One person on the commercial would … [Read more...] about FREE!
POOR POOR? (Part 3 of 3)
Again, as we have noted the last two days, how often have the poor been pitied while the rich are envied? Though there are those who live in spiritual poverty -- refusing to acknowledge sin for what it is as they live after their own fleshly desires (note Ephesians 2:3) -- there is a sense in which our spiritual poverty … [Read more...] about POOR POOR? (Part 3 of 3)
