Christmas is Coming…Buy Books!
With the coming of Christmas, we’re all getting our lists together of what we will give to our friends and family. Most of what we will buy will have no eternal value. They will wear out, become boring or break. Some will be out of style before we get the credit card bill. Much of
Are You Usable? (Part 2)
It seems we think God blesses just because people like it. We have confused popularity with power. We’ve confused the applause of men with the approval of heaven. We are being used, but by who? How can we be used by God when we have nothing more than feel-good theology that demands nothing of us.
Are You Usable? Part 2
It seems we think God blesses just because people like it. We have confused popularity with power. We’ve confused the applause of men with the approval of heaven. We are being used, but by who? How can we be used by God when we have nothing more than feel-good theology that demands nothing of us.
Are You Usable? Part 1
I remember Vance Havner talking about how people say they want God to use them. Havner would respond, “He’s using you as much as he can. What you need to pray is, ‘God, make me usable.’” Are you usable? Are you clay in the potter’s hand, willing to be molded into the image of Christ,
Why Are There so Many Knuckleheads In The Church
I was talking to a friend of mine today and he told me about a man in his church who tried to take over a business meeting. It seems the man doesn’t want to make any changes to reach new people. When the pastor went there, the church couldn’t pay her bills and was dying
The Problem of Morale
According to a recent article written by the Associated Press, one third of U.S. troops are suffering low morale in the war in Iraq. At least half said they would probably get out of the service rather than re-enlist. According to the article, the fear is that long deployments bring low morale. The problem seems
What Happened to Civility?
The fall of 2004 has been an embarrassment in the world of sports. Yet, I am not surprised. NBA players out of control. Fans who act like morons. College football players fighting on the field. Oh where, oh where is sportsmanship? It went out the windows when values and morals became optional in our society.
Everyone Needs a Getaway Place
I just finished reading the U.S. News & World Report article on “Escapes from the White House, a behind-the-scenes history of presidential hideaways.” The article is based on the book From Mount Vernon to Crawford: A History of the Presidents and Their Retreats. Many of our nations Presidents had their own estates as they were
At Least I Can Talk to God
I am totally frustrated with technology. With all our advancements, we are going backwards. With progress, comes regress. There was a time when our grandparents had to speak on party lines and there was no such thing as an area code. If you needed to talk to someone, you got an operator and they connected
Style Over Substance
Our’s is an image conscious society. How we look is ail important. Designer labels (which change in value based on generations) are crucial for our self esteem. We spend billions wearing clothes that provide free advertising for designers who could care less about us. Our society is obsessed with youth. We will take botox injections,
Is There Such A Thing As A Right to Privacy?
We talk a great deal in this country about privacy or the invasion of privacy. We value our privacy. We build privacy fences. We close the curtains so people can’t see in our houses. Yet, we live in a day when it seems “Big Brother” is watching us. With the constant growth of the technology
Be Careful of Living in the Past
I love music, all kinds of music. I like classical, oldies, country, Christian, rock and roll, jazz, blues and any other brand you can name. I find myself putting a hold on my channel surfing when I come across one of those Infomercials from Time Life on the hits from the 60’s. I love watching