God is good. He can only be good. All He does is done with good intention, even the most fearful situation we can imagine is intended for good, and God will not put us through it, if it is not beneficial to us. “All things work together for good to ...
Read More »What Happened to the Ox?
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 »A National Debt of Gratitude
In a recent Bottom Line article, Amelia shared her excitement of participating in a Memorial Day parade by marching down the sidewalk snapping photos. What an uplifting article! Her perspective gave me hope that my observations at our local Memorial celebration do not, perhaps, indicate the national trend I suspected. ...
Read More »Get Out of That Rut: How to Change Your Brain
“I have my ruts, and I like them!” That great honesty came from a child, but it expresses a truth that holds many of us captive. “Rut thinking” is a nasty captor because it usually blinds the captive to the bondage. The walls of the rut grow higher each year, ...
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 ...
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