Psalm 24:3-10 We live in a world of authentication. You enter your pin number when you withdraw cash from an ATM. You enter a username and password on your favorite online marketplace. When the website passes that information across the internet the package of information is validated and encrypted to ensure its authenticity. WhenContinue reading “Challenge and Password”
Tag Archives: Holiness
Absolute Perfection
Psalm 15:1-5 Just how good do you have to be to get into heaven? I so often hear people talking about being good people, as though being good could satisfy a Holy and Righteous judge. Psalm 15 starts with a question about who is qualified to be in God’s presence. And then the writer,Continue reading “Absolute Perfection”
What Does “Right” Look Like?
Psalm 15:1-5 Every Public Relations campaign needs good visuals. Every product to be sold needs pictures that represent the product. We need pictures that tell the story we are trying to tell. If there are just words on a page, people will skip and move on to something with pictures. The old saying, “AContinue reading “What Does “Right” Look Like?”
Self-Interest
Mark 15:9-11 When does self-interest cross the line into selfishness, or even worse malice toward others? This can be a hard line to define. These are two very powerful drives at work pulling us in opposite directions. So how can we know if the choices we are making in the moment are motivated byContinue reading “Self-Interest”
The Arnold Journey 