There are things in life that I have trouble understanding. I don’t understand why Hollywood celebrities are called before Congress as expert witnesses concerning environmental issues. I don’t understand why folks who don’t like winter sing “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.” I don’t understand why men can’t pick their clothes up off the floor [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Racism and the church
Posted in Church, tagged Church, politics, racism on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Can’t wait to get that bailout money!
Posted in Debt, Finances, Self-discipline, tagged bailout, character, Debt, finance, Jim Clyburn, virtue on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The reaction by most politicians and activist-citizens in the United States concerning our nation’s economic woes and how to fix them reflects the sorry state of the present-day character of our people. “Somebody, bail me out! Please!”
Folks are all in a tizzy in the state of South Carolina because Gov. Mark Sanford refuses to buy [...]
“But God will provide . . .”
Posted in Credit cards, Debt, Finances, Self-deception, Self-discipline, tagged contentment, Credit cards, Debt, personal finances on April 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How many times have you heard someone say, “Well, the Lord will provide”?
It is true that God provides many things. He brings the warmth of the sun and the refreshing of the rain upon the just and the unjust. He guides the steps of his followers so that they walk according to his will. He [...]
Believing to Understand
Posted in Scriptures, tagged belief, inerrancy, skeptism, unbelief on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Occasionally a college student will ask me to respond to something a professor has taught concerning the Bible. For instance, a religion professor pointed to Numbers 12:3: “Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth.” The professor asked, “If Moses wrote the book of [...]
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