Full of power, muscular beyond most, associated with the ability to gain wealth in Bible times, the ox was a symbol of service. It was the most valuable animal anyone could own, providing a way of survival for the family. If one killed the ox of another, it was to ...
Read More »The Pleasure of Sin
There really is pleasure in sin—for a time. It lures us in, making promises it knows it will never keep. It thrives on rationalization and justification. It tells us we will be the one to get by with it. Sin would not be an issue if it came to us ...
Read More »Wait On God; He’s Not Too Busy
“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.” ~ Psalm 4:1 At a trip to the local Bureau of Motor Vehicles, a patron is told, “Please take a number and have ...
Read More »Is God a Stranger to You?
The billboard caught my eye: “When you die you will meet God.” As we continued down the highway, I thought about those words. There are only two kinds of people who will someday meet God: those who have longed for the day they will see Him face-to-face, and those for whom ...
Read More »Learning The Golden Rule From Our Children
I don’t get much time to mingle with adults. I work out of a home office as a medical editor. It’s a lonely job, no office drama, no contact or connection with many people. It can be a lovely job and short commute, but very little interaction with others. So when I get ...
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