Some people dabble at this and dabble at that in life while seeming to not learn much in the process. In a seeming experiment on life -- in searching to learn by personally trying to experience as much variation as possible -- the right conclusion is not always met. The way some approach life leaves them with a sense … [Read more...] about CONCLUSION TO CONCLUDE!
Wisdom
PROVED TRUE!
Sometimes the Scriptures are turned to and searched through not necessarily to learn something, but to find support for what is already being thought. Do we read to merely prove we are right, or are we like the Bereans who searched the Scriptures daily to make sure they were accepting what was right in accordance with what had been … [Read more...] about PROVED TRUE!
OUR TEACHER!
Today, the first day of April, is focused on by some as “April Fools’ Day.” Also called “All Fools’ Day” it has become known as a day for practical jokes. This custom is noted as having begun in France in 1564 when a change in the calendar shifted New Year’s Day from April first to January first. Those who continued to observe April first were ridiculed … [Read more...] about OUR TEACHER!
MIXED UP? (Part 1 of 3)
We live in a mixed-up world. Priorities are out of order. Values have been inverted. There are even times when the scales of justice seem out of balance. Serious focus is often placed on the less urgent while the truly important goes neglected. Someone has expressed it this way: “Most people tend to worship their work, to work at their play, and to play … [Read more...] about MIXED UP? (Part 1 of 3)
PRIVELEGE TO CARRY! (Part 1)
In the beloved hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” (words by Joseph Scriven 1855), the first stanza is: “What a Friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Ev’rything to God in … [Read more...] about PRIVELEGE TO CARRY! (Part 1)
