Genesis 27:46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living.” Do the ends justify the means? It can be easy, as we have seen repeatedlyContinue reading “Genesis 27:46 Getting Your Way”
Tag Archives: Deception
False
1 John 4:1 We live in a world of “the new.” Almost every aspect of life is driven by the latest and greatest. You never see advertisements for “last year’s model.” Instead, advertisement drives us to feel inferior if we keep last year’s model rather than upgrading or trading it in. How many oldContinue reading “False”
Impure Motives
1 John 2:26 While traveling with some friends in Italy a few years ago a funny thing happened. Our friend gave us some very good advice; never follow a stranger who wants to lead you away from the group. This makes so much sense. We are in a foreign country and we don’t knowContinue reading “Impure Motives”
Anguish
Psalm 4:1-8 Does your heart ever feel torn when you look around and see the evil that is being done in the world? The senseless killing, the lies portrayed as truth, the deafening silence when persecution of Christians happens, the apparent lack of moral compass in our leaders. There is so much happening inContinue reading “Anguish”
Deceivers Rise
Mark 13:5-6 When I was younger I worked in an Acute Psychiatric hospital as a chaplain. I loved the ministry with these precious people who so often had never had anyone share the Gospel with them. They all too often had precious few people who would actually listen to what they were saying. QuiteContinue reading “Deceivers Rise”
Obfuscation
Mark 8:29-30 One of the modern tactics in politics and even in internet marketing is to flood the media with misinformation. If you get too many bad reviews of your services on the internet you can hire a firm to flood you site with hundreds of fake reviews that will bury the bad review.Continue reading “Obfuscation”
Advertising
Mark 7:14-15 Sometimes advertisement campaigns are too complicated. Our recent history with Obamacare is a good example. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent just on advertising, and still the official line is that 8 million have signed up. Of course they won’t tell us how many have actually paid for their newContinue reading “Advertising”
Fountains
Proverbs 10:10-11 Sneaky! This is one of those traits that you love to hate. You love it when someone else gets the brunt of the joke, but when you get the bucket of water on your head, it becomes a different story. These subtle deceptions, lies that seem harmless, are the high end of aContinue reading “Fountains”
False Advertisement
Proverbs 9:13-18 Promises, promises, promises. I find myself turning out the promises some people make. Do you tune some people out? Why is that? As Wisdom was given the opportunity to speak, so folly tells us about herself. She is compared to an unruly woman. This woman is stupid, at the bottom of the geneContinue reading “False Advertisement”
The Arnold Journey 