…be sober 1 Peter 1:13
The NIV says be self-controlled.
The word means to abstain from wine and I would suggest that this would mean anything that would impair judgment. Continue reading
Month: January 2011
Are You Sick?
There are so many people that are sick today; hacking, coughing, sneezing, running fever, and blowing the nose.
I remembered that a few years ago I did a Morning Thought about the sicknesses and contagious illnesses in the church. Continue reading
When Anger Arrives…
Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”
“Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!” Jonah 4:9 NLT
Anger is a problem that everyone faces and, like Jonah, you may feel justified when you are angry. Continue reading
Do You Love Me?
Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” John 21:17
It’s something that goes on around our house all the time.
“Linda, do you love me?”
“Tim, do you love me?”
I don’t think I ever get tired of telling my wife that I love her. Continue reading
Jack LaLanne, Fitness Guru
I remember watching him when I was a kid.
Of course I was very bored with it because I wanted to watch cartoons, though I was impressed with his biceps.
Jack LaLanne died on Sunday at the age of 96. Continue reading
Pater Familias
My daughter celebrated her 28th birthday last Friday.
I got up that morning, skimmed through the photo albums and found a few of Lindsey when she was a little girl.
I scanned them and posted them on Facebook. Continue reading
No Secrets Between Spouses
The article in Ladies Home Journal caught my eye and I had to read it.
It’s called “He Started an Affair on Facebook”.
Carl got in touch with his “first love”, whom he had not seen in 25 years. Continue reading
Word Of God
Let me ask you this, which is more powerful? The word of God or the word of men?
For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God Continue reading
Thus Says The Lord
Continuing on yesterday’s theme of “Don’t Get Stuck”, don’t swallow up hook, line, and sinker everything a minister teaches.
Just because a minister has written a bestselling book or pastors a mega-church doesn’t mean that he/she preaches the Gospel according to God’s word. Continue reading
Don't Get Stuck
I can just imagine the conversation.
A cell phone rings; “Hello” is the answer.
“Roy this is Wilbur! Are you busy?” Continue reading