Mark 7:6-8 When you travel to a foreign country you often have to obtain some of the local currency. This isn’t usually a problem for us these days. You just go to the local ATM, put in your card and enter your PIN, and out comes local currency at the bank’s exchange rate. ThisContinue reading “Exchange Rate”
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Mark 6:14-29 -Racked with Guilt
Mark 6:14-29 Guilt and revenge can cause us to act in very unexpected ways. And those reactions can happen no matter who we are or what social class we belong to. These reactions are human, and therefore cross all boundaries. The real question is not whether we have guilt and feelings of revenge, butContinue reading “Mark 6:14-29 -Racked with Guilt”
Portion Size
Mark 4:24-25 When I was growing up I often wondered why my older siblings got larger portions of food. I didn’t mind when they received larger helpings of liver or brussel sprouts, but I wanted just as much ice cream as they were getting. Portion sizes did matter to me. I am the fourthContinue reading “Portion Size”
Corruption
Proverbs 17:20 As I read today’s proverb, I can think of several people who seemingly defy the teaching of this verse. There have been, and are some, very corrupt people who seemingly prosper. The Middle East is filled with leaders who have prospered physically and materially, for long periods of time. I walked throughContinue reading “Corruption”
Fancy Gates
Proverbs 17:19 Have you noticed that some people just love to fight? Almost every conversation ends up in some kind of heated discussion. Heat can be OK in a discussion if, and that is a big if, things don’t get personal. If heat is there and there are no personal jabs or hits, itContinue reading “Fancy Gates”
Honeycomb
Proverbs 16:24 Some people you just like to be around. Have you noticed that? They speak and their words are soothing, healing even. You want to just spend time with them, listening, talking, absorbing. And then there are people whose words are like chalkboard fingernails. Every word they speak seems to cut toContinue reading “Honeycomb”
Correction
Proverbs 15:10 Do you ever wonder why some people seem to get away with so much, that they seemingly never get caught? Again and again, they do wrong and no one seems to care. Sometimes it doesn’t help to know that someday, way out there in the future judgment will come. Sometimes you wantContinue reading “Correction”
Getting Away with It
Proverbs 14:14 I received a text message telling me that I had used 90% of my allotted minutes of calling time with seven days to go before my billing plan resets. I don’t know if I will make it without going over minutes. Usually we don’t have any problem with the number of minutes inContinue reading “Getting Away with It”
What have you passed on?
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Several years ago I found an exercise that helped me focus my energies in life. It was while I was working with very ill hospital patients. If there is one thing terminal illness can do is to focus us on what is really important. Patients and family members just want to sayContinue reading “What have you passed on?”
God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense (GRACE)
Ephesians 2:1-10 Grace is a concept that is central to our understanding of God, and of our relationship with Him. But even though we say with our mouth that grace is central, in reality too many people never experience grace. We do mental gymnastics in explaining it, but don’t ever allow it to take over.Continue reading “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense (GRACE)”
The Arnold Journey 