Psalm 2:7-12 Have you ever had to deliver difficult news to someone and you were pretty sure how they would handle it? I used to get called whenever someone got a Red Cross message. I was to be there to help them handle whatever news the message contained. In case you don’t know, RedContinue reading “I Will Proclaim”
Tag Archives: Truth
Hard to Swallow
Mark 14:29-31 When Jesus tells us something that we perceive as negative, we should accept His assessment. We aren’t used to accepting contrary opinions. Most of us think we are right, and that our view of things is the correct view. So when someone comes along and disagrees with us, we usually put upContinue reading “Hard to Swallow”
Pointing Out the Obvious
Mark 8:17-21 Sometimes in life you just have to be straight forward and point out the obvious that someone is missing. We have to point out the elephant in the room. We must tell people that the king has no clothes. Sometimes we even have to be willing to tell the king. Or thatContinue reading “Pointing Out the Obvious”
Puzzled Isn’t Faith
Mark 6:19-20 Lots of people admire people from a distance. They learn a few things about them, and then they form a mental picture about who they think the person is. And then they admire that mental picture. Of course the picture doesn’t even have to be an accurate picture of that person. ItContinue reading “Puzzled Isn’t Faith”
The Whole Truth
Mark 5:33 Have you ever received a gift, or a recognition or award, and known that you really didn’t deserve it? Maybe the words spoken were a bit larger than the reality. You didn’t think what you did was anything special, and yet others are saying all these nice words about you and yourContinue reading “The Whole Truth”
Impossible Things
Mark 3:23-26 Some things just aren’t possible. You can’t be on a winning sports team if everyone on the team works hard to make sure the other team wins. If you just hand the ball to the other team and stop defending, they will score. If you score on their behalf, you can’t gainContinue reading “Impossible Things”
Teachers
Proverbs 16:21 Some teachers you want to learn from. Others you avoid because they have very little of value to offer. It is often the way that they speak to their students and others that makes the difference between the two. When a teacher is disrespectful toward others, they have not earned theContinue reading “Teachers”
Crying Wolf
Proverbs 14:25 With the abundance of crime shows, both those portraying the crime in glorious detail and those dramatizing the solving of them, we know the value of a good witness to a crime. Solving the case can hinge on the availability and reliability of the witnesses. And in the case of serial criminals,Continue reading “Crying Wolf”
Spy!
Proverbs 14:5 Today’s proverb almost seems too simple. An honest person is honest and a deceitful person deceives. Everybody knows that! The real question is: do we believe that a person can be honest? Our society and our sinful nature have convinced so many that little lies really don’t count against us, since everyone doesContinue reading “Spy!”
The Ten-Plus-Five’s
Psalm 15, 45, 75, 105, 135 Here is a recipe for godly living (Ps 15). Notice how many actions are connected to the description of someone who can be in God’s presence. Walk, do, speak, despise, honor, lends. There are both positive and negative things, do and don’t do things, on this list. Some thingsContinue reading “The Ten-Plus-Five’s”
The Arnold Journey 