No shoes, no shirt, no service
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.; – Psalms 9:14 ‘No shoes, no shirt, no service.’ This is the sign gracing the doorways of most common businesses these days. Could you imagine if that sign were actually mistaken as an advertisement, and not as an instruction? It would appear that ‘this establishment offers no shoes…. it offers no...
Keep your eyes closed and pray
Becky, my sweet wife wrote the following dialog she had with Nate, our blond headed, fun loving boy. Nate (the 6 year old, in kindergarten): Mom, today Brendan got mad at me. Mom: Why did he get mad at you, Nate? Nate: Because I told on him. Mom: What was he doing that you told on him? Nate: He didn’t have his eyes closed and his head bowed during prayer. Mom: Nate, how did YOU know he didn’t have his eyes closed? Nate: I saw him...
Refreshing Strength
What’s up there? I wondered as I gazed toward the roof of Notre Dame cathedral. What are those distorted statues and waterspouts… why such odd sculptures on top of a beautiful building? Later, as I read about these medieval rain spouts and statues (also known as gargoyles and grotesques), I discovered their purpose. During the 12th century, when Notre Dame was built, literacy wasn’t an option for most people....
A Silent Witness?
The courtroom can be an interesting place. You have a prosecutor and a defense attorney, whose jobs are to either prove guilt or innocence. They do this by calling witnesses, and then asking questions to obtain testimony from said witness. Sometimes a witness uses what is called their, ?fifth amendment right?, which gives them the right not to say anything at all. I realize that this may be redundant for some of you legal scholars,...
Can You Be Moved?
Jesus said the wise man builds on the rock and the foolish man builds on sand, but not that storms come to both. The rain beats, the wind blows, the floodwater pours vehemently. The house on the rock cannot be shaken – but the house on the sand? Well, the foundation makes all the difference. “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but...
Even in My Generation
We live in a time when it’s not popular to be a Christian; a time when there are so many things to do. People are prospering. There are so many inventions and so much technology that it’s making people lazy. A recent Newsweek report says that only 30% of high school students graduate! We need to do what’s right and set an example for the world. “There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not...
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