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Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

2 Kings 17:15 – You Are What You Worship

| September 15, 2009

You are what you eat, so they say.  That must be true because I love doughnuts and I am soooo sweeeet!  Of course, some may argue that like a doughnut I have a hole in the middle of head too! But seriously, we are what we worship.  The following axiom has the power to challenge […]

2 Chronicles 24 – Following The Crowd

| September 15, 2009

Following the Crowd (2 Chron.24) “Following the crowd”…not a good idea…usually…if following the crowd is contrary to one’s spiritual health.  “Following the crowd”…something some people just can’t seem to avoid.  So what can they do? “Personality Type” books such as “The Enneagram” lists 9 distinct personalities.  In the Enneagram, Type Three is often known as […]

2 Chronicles 21:18-21 – A Wasted Life

| September 15, 2009

A Wasted Life How would you describe a wasted life? Could you succinctly say it in a few words on a tombstone?  If you could sum up your epitaph, what would it be?  If people etched on our tombstone what they said about us while we were alive, what would be engraved in stone for […]

2 Chronicles 17-21 – A Good Parent’s Bad Influence

| September 15, 2009

 A Good Parent’s Bad Influence  Warning!  Our children might not be as strong spiritually as we are!  Frighteningly and sadly we can be naïve about their spiritual weakness.  Therefore we need to watch so that we don’t cause them to stumble over something we can easily step over.  Just because we are tough enough does […]

1 Kings 22:34 – Random Integrity

| September 15, 2009

Random Integrity Random integrity.  I support any who uphold random integrity.  In fact, I myself try to practice random integrity.  The essence of integrity is randomness. True integrity requires it being practiced randomly.  Confused?   Good!  That means you are thinking!  Do you think I am advocating on-again, off-again, righteousness?  Exactly the opposite.  So what am […]

1 Kings 21:9 – Do We See What We See?

| September 15, 2009

As we get older, our eyes play tricks on us.  We think we see what we see, but what we see is not what we see, we see what we don’t see.  Did you eyes play tricks on you in reading that? Sometimes it’s not age related, for whatever inexplicable reason we just don’t see […]

1 Kings 17 – A Not So Innocent Story

| September 15, 2009

 A Not So Innocent Story  Which title do you prefer – “A Good Story Gone Bad” or “A Not So Innocent Story?”  Either would work; both are sad.  The story itself is not sad nor bad, but rather the circumstances and reaction to the story show us there is something not so innocent going on. […]

1 Kings 12:32 – Cows, Altars, and Baptism

| September 15, 2009

Cows, Altars, and Baptism (1 Kings 12:32)  “Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, “Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?” “Four, of course,” came the reply disgustedly. “That’s right,” agreed Lincoln. “Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?” “Why, five, of […]

1 Kings 11 – Guilty Because Of Association

| September 15, 2009

 Guilty Because Of Association   Guilty by association is a sinful way to condemn people. And yet, we are not truly guilty by association, only by insinuation and assumption.  In fact, the most innocent person to walk this earth was charged guilty by association – Jesus (Matthew 11:19).  “Don’t hang around the wrong crowd!” we’ve […]