Will you help a beggar in the street? Will you look the other way when you see a drunk? In your opinion, what is the difference between the two? Are not both bodies in a posture of weakness? You praise the soldier whose pride lets him run toward the enemy, mindless of death. And you … Continue reading
Escape, Because You Can
The title of this post was on a billboard for a casino. We all know what they meant. But in the blink of an eye, I think we can all see how that applies to the judgment of God. No one needs to stand in the great assembly of sinners that will be cast away … Continue reading
Positive Thinking
I just read that stuff about Olsteen. I don’t follow the news anymore, so I didn’t even know there was a problem. In a way he’s right. But only in a small way. A very very small way. Our Lord didn’t say, “Come be happy”. He said “Come and suffer and die with me”. And … Continue reading
Fear?
What is fear? Isn’t it fear to ponder what can be done to us? Doesn’t fear come because we know we are weak and defenseless. What is perfect strength? Isn’t it the knowledge that we are perfectly protected? Doesn’t strength come because we know that He who protects us is above all things? Therefore I … Continue reading
Challenge
I present a challenge to all. It doesn’t matter how you perceive Christ. Come and convince me that anything other then the full acceptance of His Gospel is truth. Invited is the scholar. Welcome is the agnostic. The atheists already know they have been invited openly. Invitation is extended to the religious. Let the drunkard … Continue reading
It Can’t Be, But it is.
I am remembering. How blessed I am. For consciousness no sooner returns to my sleeping mind, and the things of my God come flooding in. I am remembering who I was. What an unspeakable blight to heaven and earth, was I. For in those days, No sooner would consciousness come to my sleeping mind and … Continue reading
Words From There 