Leviticus 27:33 “No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.” A person’s Last Will and Testament is usually their last official words spoken by a person. Although they are often readContinue reading “Extreme Honesty”
Tag Archives: Integrity
Witness Accountability – Deuteronomy 17:7
Deuteronomy 17:7 The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting the person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you. Justice comes in many shapes. And many of those shapes are unexpected. What on the surface sounds like injustice can actually beContinue reading “Witness Accountability – Deuteronomy 17:7”
Upright But Not Sinless
1 Kings 9:4 4 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws, Sometimes we get the impression that we have to be perfect in order to have a relationship with the LORD. WeContinue reading “Upright But Not Sinless”
Byline
2 Samuel 9:13 13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet. Sometime the names we gather about us are not what we would select ourselves. The name gathering starts when we are young and they are often not very complimentary. You remember the names!Continue reading “Byline”
Talk To Him
1 Samuel 25:17b He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him. Sometimes those closest to us have the greatest insight into who we really are. That can be especially noticeable when we are in close quarters, like right now. It can be easy to hide our true selves when ourContinue reading “Talk To Him”
Liar, Liar, Love’s on Fire
1 John 4:20-21 I like people who communicate with clarity. I want to be a person who says what I mean and means what I say. I want my words to match my actions. And I want constancy over time. I don’t want to say and do one thing now, and then change andContinue reading “Liar, Liar, Love’s on Fire”
Respect
Mark 12:6-8 The most valuable thing most people have is their children. I know kids aren’t things, but you get my point. It costs over a quarter million dollars to raise a child to age eighteen and this doesn’t include college! So if you have four children, and you could get someone else toContinue reading “Respect”
Rent a Wreck
Mark 11:1-3 Someone had a great idea. Why do rental cars need to be the newest cars out there? New cars are expensive. What if we used used cars instead? Cheaper, less concern for getting dings and dents. Thus RentAWreck was born. Today’s innovations on this concept are the ride sharing companies. Cars andContinue reading “Rent a Wreck”
“Private Lives”
Mark 1:35-37 Have you ever wondered what famous people do in their private time, when there are no cameras and reporters around? This private conduct does say a lot about a person’s character. It is not our character when we know people are looking that matters. We can all put on a good faceContinue reading ““Private Lives””
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Proverbs 17:7 This proverb is really in the Scriptures. It was not put here because of current political figures. Many a ruler lies, but that does not excuse the lies. But what else does this proverb say, and say to us? I am often wary of people whose words are too smooth, tooContinue reading “Like”
The Arnold Journey 