Mark 14:32-34 Do you remember the movie Meet the Fockersand the ‘circle of trust?’ If you were in the circle, you could be trusted with the family secrets. If you were outside the circle, and you didn’t want to get outside the circle, you couldn’t be trusted. And once you were outside, you couldn’tContinue reading “Deeply Distressed and Troubled”
Tag Archives: Trust
True to Your Word
Mark 14:16-17 When you say something, does it happen? When you tell someone you will do something, do you do it? Do you pontificate about things, political and social trends? Are things going the way you predicted? Can people trust what you say? Or do others just kind of roll their eyes when youContinue reading “True to Your Word”
Rental Agreements
Mark 11:4-6 Have you rented a vehicle lately? Man, there is a lot of paperwork to fill out. I almost feel like bringing a pint of blood with me, and maybe pictures of my grandkids as collateral. I guess Hollywood’s use of vehicles in high speed chases has inspired a generation of rental carContinue reading “Rental Agreements”
Ticked Off
Mark 10:14-15 When was the last time you were steaming mad? How often do you get steaming mad? I hope your answers to these two questions were, a long time ago, and not too often. Steaming mad raises your blood pressure, constricts your blood vessels and doesn’t allow you to think clearly. Not theContinue reading “Ticked Off”
Children’s Ministry
Mark 10:13-16 For many people in the world today, children seem to be a nuisance. They get in the way of the fun we had planned, the independence and free-flowing lifestyle. They take our time, attention, energy and patience. They can push us in ways we never imagined possible, even to the edge ofContinue reading “Children’s Ministry”
Pass It On
Mark 6:6-13 Life is about passing it along. We learn things and then we pass that knowledge along to the next generations. We have libraries and museums that store the accumulated knowledge. We have schools and academies and universities to pass along knowledge in a structured way. We have apprenticeship programs and fellowships toContinue reading “Pass It On”
Faith in the Face of Bad News
Mark 5:36 Have you ever had to ignore what someone is saying, because you know the truth about the situation and they don’t? In those moments you have to weigh the credibility of the other person. You have to judge your own knowledge. Is it as sure a fact as you think it is?Continue reading “Faith in the Face of Bad News”
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Proverbs 16:33 There are some Scriptures that I struggle to understand. It is not the words that are difficult, but the application of the words. Our proverb today is one of those Scriptures. It speaks of casting lots, throwing some kind of dice that determines which alternative of choice is to be made. Continue reading “Rock, Paper, Scissors”
The Hardest News
Proverbs 13:17 The most difficult part of my job is doing death notifications. We get the information about the soldier’s death and we have to go ring the doorbell and tell them the news. I have to travel sometimes up to six hours to deliver this important message. Sometime we have to deliver it atContinue reading “The Hardest News”
Too Trusting
Proverbs 11:15 Some people are too trusting of others. We hear almost every day of another scam artist ripping off some elderly. Recently people are using Obamacareas the way into people’s private information. The scammer calls on the phone “signing people up” for the benefit. They collect the information and then the money just emptiesContinue reading “Too Trusting”
The Arnold Journey 