According to Merriam-Webster, insanity is defined as “something that is very foolish or unreasonable”. No one would ever care to define themselves as insane, yet continuing the same pattern over and over again only to achieve the same results would be classified as just that notion. Take for example a ...
Read More »Is Anger Sinful
Violence, abuse, neglect … could the underlying cause be anger? And if it is, does that make anger sinful? Does anger always cause bad behavior? We’ve all felt it: your heart rate quickens, your blood starts boiling, your face flushes, your teeth bear down hard, and your eyes grow wide ...
Read More »“That’s Just Me,” An Excuse for Bad Behavior?
Have you ever told someone, “That’s just me,”? That comment usually follows someone’s criticism of our character or a habit. It’s a defensive punch, with an implied offensive follow up: “You’re being judgmental and unfair.” Is this a valid excuse for bad behavior? Recently, I helped a friend administer the ...
Read More »To Everything There Is A Season
Spring in the Midwest is creeping ever near even as temperatures are struggling to reach above the freezing point and small houses continue to take up residency on the frozen lake front. Snippets of the transition are revealing themselves each day giving hope to the artic chill that has sunk ...
Read More »Babies: God’s Second Chances (Part 1)
Babies are God’s generous gifts of change to broken mankind. With the hope that the preceding generation will be better than the last, He repeatedly blesses us with second chances through the birth of each baby boy or girl. God specifically appoints each with a purpose, “Before I formed you in ...
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