Blindness

Not Enough – Acts 9:12

Acts 9:12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight. There are many “fixes” being proposed by the government these days. Recently, every fix has taken the form of trillions of dollars being thrown in every direction, without real thought or planning.Continue reading “Not Enough – Acts 9:12”

What Goes Around, Comes Around

Judges 1:7 Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. There are times in life when we recognize for ourselves that weContinue reading “What Goes Around, Comes Around”

1 John 2:9-11 I can only imagine what being blind is like. It certainly would be isolating. The darkness would close in, especially if the blindness came later in life. The simplest things would become dangerous. Walking around the house becomes as obstacle course with sharp objects and multiple tripping points. You can’t justContinue reading “Blindness”

Obstacle

Mark 10:46-52 Obstructions! Have you ever sat in a theater behind someone who was too tall? Or had to watch a ball game from behind a big pole? Or see what the crowd was excitedly observing, but you couldn’t move to get a better view? Obstructions come in all shapes and sizes and getContinue reading “Obstacle”

Straight Home

Mark 8:25-26 Golf is a game of strategy. Of course the goal is to get the ball into the cup with the least number of strokes. Sometimes you don’t drive directly toward the pin. Sometimes you drive to a better position rather than to shortest yardage. You use your drive to set up yourContinue reading “Straight Home”

Two Stages

Mark 8:22-26 Cancer treatments often happen in stages. There might be an initial operation and then chemo or radiation treatments follow. Rarely does one treatment take care of the issues. This can be very frustrating for those going through the treatments, and for those who love and care for them. Instead of having theContinue reading “Two Stages”