Listening – The Arnold Journey

Luke 12:58 Rubber On Road

Luke 12:58 As you are going to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and officer throw you into prison. Reconciliation has some very practical outcomes. We often think about reconciliation as anContinue reading “Luke 12:58 Rubber On Road”

Listening! – Matthew 17:5

Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, a bright could covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” We are not a culture that listens very well. This is one of the downfalls of the selfie generation. WhenContinue reading “Listening! – Matthew 17:5”

Eavesdropping

Mark 12:28 Have you ever listened in on a conversation without really being in the conversation? You happen to walk in the room and you enter the conversation midstream. Your brain scrambles in order to try to make sense of what they are saying. It seems as if you are missing a few vitalContinue reading “Eavesdropping”

Be Thought Wise

Proverbs 17:27-28 It is amazing that silence is often more powerful than any argument. That is because silence in the face of accusation or challenge is very difficult to do. We must fight our God given tendency to defend ourselves. When words are the weapon of choice against us, it can be hard toContinue reading “Be Thought Wise”

Listening?

Proverbs 15:29 Have you ever felt like the LORD was far away? Notice that I said ‘felt’ like. Since the LORD is omnipresent, He is everywhere, all the time. He is not confined to some physical space or time. That being said, our proverb declares that He is far from the wicked. How isContinue reading “Listening?”

Open Mic Night

Proverbs 1 In the book of Proverbs, wisdom is portrayed as a person, often trying to convey an important message. We see this in verses 20-33. The first half is the picture that captures the imagination, and then the application of the wisdom presented. Let’s take a look at the picture. If you have everContinue reading “Open Mic Night”