There were 10. Ten with a terminal disease. This disease brought death slowly. All of them had time to think about the end. Imagine their intense delight at hearing there was a cure. The cure was a person. All of them were healed-temporarily. Only one of them was healed forever.
Read MoreWho are the unworthy servants? Besides, who wants to be a servant? Isn’t servant-hood where you lose all your rights? Isn’t being a servant doing what the master wants? What if we misunderstand being a servant? It depends on who your Master is.
Read MoreYou can’t generate it yourself. You can’t see it. Yet it is real. It represents true reality. You can ask for it…free. But who do you ask? Some guys long ago knew…we can follow their example. What’s there to lose?
Read MoreEver wish you could have a “do over?” Having learned from that mistake you wish you could go back and change how you acted…and this time you’d get it right. If you’ve lived a while, you know “do overs” usually don’t happen. There is one life situation where there is absolutely NO do over. This must be made right before we die.
Read MoreLet me guess-one of your least favorite things is being told NO. If it’s not number one, it’s in your top ten. Ever had someone tell you no and you went ahead anyway? Let me guess-being told no and then disregarding the no might be another of your least favorite things. Usually ignoring a no leads to unhappiness. The message in the blog may make you angry, sad or both. There’s a happy ending.
Read MoreThis one is about priorities. You know-what’s important to you. Priorities can get away from us. Run away priorities become obsessions. This can happen with money. So ask yourself, “Who do I serve?”
Read MoreMoney…it it possible to buy happiness? If there was such a thing as a money tree, would you plant one in your backyard? What is the truth about money? Would you consider the advice of an expert? (It’s not me.)
Read MoreImagine, this person you know goes against all the social expectations. It’s your responsibility to keep the social order. Worse, he doesn’t follow the rules for behavior in society. He breaks them. And all the people with problems go to him. He’s a bad influence on them. What if you listened to what he had to say?
Read MoreWe do not realize how important we are. Not to the world. Not for personal accomplishments. We are not important for the work we do, the money we make or our personal appearance. Our importance was set before birth…in the womb. We are important to an unseen power. He made us.
Read MoreNo one chooses to be a reject. Outcast is another word for it. Life is hard enough-try being an outcast. No one wants to be with you. No one wants to listen to you. It seems no one cares. But there is One who cares for rejects and outcasts. Really cares.
Read MoreSalt. Common, ordinary, taken for granted. Leave it in the salt shaker, never think about it until it’s needed. In world history, salt was significant. And what do we do with salt that has lost its taste? Throw it out.
Read MoreWhat is the most difficult thing for any person? Here’s one answer: The most difficult thing for any human is denial of self. No one is good at self-denial. Second question: So why should I deny myself? Answer: To have life with a forever future.
Read MoreWe make dangerous choices everyday. You and I are unaware of the risk. Excuses are dangerous. We make them daily. Some excuses have permanent consequences.
Read MoreGod specializes in the unexpected. His ways are not our ways. He is God. We are not. He gives us instruction about who we are to invite for dinner. The answer is unexpected.
Read MoreA red face usually means embarrassment. Everyone knows the feeling. Everyone seeks to avoid it. What causes most of our embarrassing situations? Could it be our pride and lack of humility?
Read MoreThere is an old slogan coined by a soft drink company. Perhaps you’ve heard it: “There’s nothing like the real thing.” Substitutes can be good…but the real thing is always better.
Read MoreLament…does anyone do that these days? Is there anyone who feels remorse-these days? In my mind there is a better question is there anyone who laments for those who have no remorse? The world needs one like that.
Read MoreNarrow doors are rare that’s because they are difficult to enter. Narrow doors are restrictive. Given a choice between a narrow or wide door, we’ll use the easy way in every time. There is one narrow door we should wish to enter.
Read MoreThere are some questions we would like to ignore. Perhaps they are too hard. Or maybe too personal. Perhaps they are foolish…One day all of us will know the answer to this question. Click the photo and read on…it will be important to know the answer to this question as soon as possible. Guess that means its urgent.
Read MoreNeither of us think about it. But both of us are disabled. Then, the rest of the world is as well. No, this is not some far out unreasonable idea. Sin is the subject. We don’t want to talk about it. We think, ignore it and it goes away. Never happens. This is a true account of someone with a physical disability who was healed of the physical and spiritual disability which caused her suffering. Look at the One who healed her.
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