“The early bird gets the worm.” Perhaps you have heard this saying. If you have, it is likely your mother who has told you this. She was trying to get you to take responsibility. But as I watched the Robins this morning, I took note that they began to sing long before there was full … Continue reading
Are We Finished?
All of this place will disappear. Nothing we have known will remain. All of this creation will be blown away like a puff of smoke in a hurricane. All the vain glories of this place, gone forever. The names of the wicked, forgoten. The places they have held by violence, removed. The strength of men … Continue reading
Get Rich or Die Trying
Dear man: The cute girl has become a nun. With your mouth you say it is a good choice for her. But with your heart you ridicule her ways. She has removed herself from the pageantry of lust. And now you must strike out her name from those you desire. A great burden for the … Continue reading
Weariness
Why are you tired? You are not tired from lack of sleep. Your soul is weary and longing to belong. You have spent all you have on enticements. Yet you hope to find meaning for the next breath you take. Sleep is what wears you out; that never ending sleep of ignorance. You do … Continue reading
Eyes of the Soul
I wake this morning to remember that God IS. Eternity is the “now”. A pastor once said to me, “This life is not a dress rehearsal.” Men think there will be a place where eternity begins for all men. Some to own disgrace and punishment for the life they have willingly led. Others to receive the … Continue reading
Love
How many books are written trying to describe that simple word? The number is well into the billions. If a man took time to read them all he would forfeit his time to love. And no man will do that. Even if all he loves is his self, he will make time for the one … Continue reading
