If You Don’t Pity the Rich, Perhaps There is Envy in Your Heart
Do I find envy a problem? Specifically, do I find envy of the rich a problem. Most references to the rich in the Bible, more accurately those referring to those who ‘trust in wealth,’ warn of the dangers of wealth. Solomon serves as a case study of where things can go wrong even when I start right. So if I …
Jesus What Do I Do? – Correct Question
Jesus What Do I Do? Jesus what do I do is the correct question not what would Jesus do? I’ve never been fond of religious jewelry and trinkets, except for an occasional classic cross. When WWJD became popular, I conceived some value in the phrase as a reminder of what we are to be about, but I didn’t run out …
Take Up Your Cross
Take Up Your Cross ‘Take up your cross’ is a central concept in practical Christianity and daily discipleship. And yet much of the time, I don’t wake up and start the day thinking, ‘take up your cross.’ Since I set the alarm for 3:00 am— a 6:00 am flight to Austin—I first tried to remember if I fixed the coffee …
Heaven
It is fitting that I write about heaven on a rainy grey day. Outside I see wet and grey and dreary, but I know that above the clouds, the sun shines brightly, a metaphor for life. Even if my life gives me the best circumstances possible, it pales in comparison to heaven. I don’t have many tangible descriptions in the Bible …
Answered Prayer: How to Get There
I near the final goal, answered prayer and how to get there. So I’ve discussed: concept of God, believing is seeing, what to pray for, how to pray, and how often should I pray. If I have been reading and starting to apply previous posts, I will start to grasp what Oswald Chambers writes in yesterdays reading in My Utmost …
How Often Should I Pray? The Value of Persistence in Prayer: Prayer V
How often should I pray? God heard me the first time, didn’t he? Yes. So why do I need to ask again? And again? Persistence in Prayer is Important for these reasons: 1. Persistence in prayer, in coming to God over the same question or problem and reading his word, will cause ancillary distractions and personal deception to drop off …
Chief of Sinners
Chief of Sinners Paul describes himself as the chief of sinners. This also refers to an experience all maturing as disciples must go through. A day will come when all of us will think of ourselves as the chief of sinners. My stepfather, one of the top ten blessings in my life, and I agree on many things. As a …