Taxes – The Arnold Journey

Luke 2:3 No Lawyers

Luke 2:3 And everyone went to their own town to register. Good thing there weren’t lawyers around when Mary was pregnant. If there were, she would have had to carry Jesus longer than nine months. If the timetable matched that of the United States, then she would have been pregnant for years. The government canContinue reading “Luke 2:3 No Lawyers”

Loopholes – Matthew 15:5

Matthew 15:5 “But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ We live in an age of hand washing. There has probably never been a time when people are more conscious of the cleanliness of their hands than right now. ThatContinue reading “Loopholes – Matthew 15:5”

He Will Take

1 Samuel 8:11 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. There is a price to pay for human leadership of nation states.

Wrong Motives

Mark 12:13-15 Have you ever been sent on a mission to do someone else’s dirty work? It really is a job they should be doing themselves, but you get stuck with it. It starts as a kid. We get sent to tell a sibling about a chore, or a punishment, instead of our parentContinue reading “Wrong Motives”

Trap: Episode One

Mark 12:13-17 Paying taxes, and the negative feelings associated with the process is not a new thing. Taxes have often been a point of tension for people of all stripes and political persuasions. Even progressives want taxes to go up, only as long as it doesn’t go up for them. Let someone else payContinue reading “Trap: Episode One”

Hard Job

Mark 2:13-14 Being a public figure brings with it certain challenges. I am sure you have seen the recent news, the ongoing saga of Justin Bieber. This young man is in serious need of Jesus. He has too much wealth with no wisdom. At 19 years old, he has never been given any realContinue reading “Hard Job”

Sick

Mark 2:13-17 In every society there are those individuals that are not liked. Right now in the United States, politicians are near the bottom of the list, specifically our federal representatives. Right now we don’t like our Senators or Representatives in the House. We generally aren’t fond of lawyers or used car salesmen either.Continue reading “Sick”