Tradition – The Arnold Journey

1 Corinthians 11:2 Submission

1 Corinthians 11:2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you. As we have traveled around the world for professional reasons, we have noticed that different people have different traditions. In Japan, for instance, they are a very honoring society. TheyContinue reading “1 Corinthians 11:2 Submission”

Like A Sign – Exodus 13:9

Exodus 13:9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that this law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For the LORD brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand. Some people create tradition out of the smallest of detail andContinue reading “Like A Sign – Exodus 13:9”

Command VS Tradition

Mark 7:9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! Traditions can be very powerful things. Many of the things we do in life are done because of tradition, often disguised as habit. We do things so consistently over time thatContinue reading “Command VS Tradition”

Pulled

Mark 7:5 I drive a seventeen year old car. It is paid for, and still runs with very little maintenance. It shows its age. The paint no longer has a shine to it and the driver’s side door interior handle has seen better days. But it still runs. I could afford a newer vehicle,Continue reading “Pulled”

Family!

Mark 3:20-35 Sometimes people just don’t understand you. It is not that they don’t speak the same language. That would be easy to absorb. But sometimes they don’t get you. They don’t understand what motivates you, what really matters to you, the things you would die for. We expect outsiders to not get us,Continue reading “Family!”