Most grown people are like icebergs, three-tenths showing, seven-tenths submerged-that is why a collision with one of them is unexpectedly hurtful. Rumer Godden Icebergs are much like people; the observer sees very little of all that is there. In view, only 10-20% of the iceberg sits above the surface of ...
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 »Behind Closed Doors
I remember the popular tune from my childhood. I can still hum that melody in my mind that played on the radio so often, though I didn’t understand its meaning:“Oh, No One Knows What Goes On Behind Closed Doors…”. Charlie Rich sang this popular song, included on his 1973 album ...
Read More »The Jesus of Bethlehem
The Jesus of Bethlehem is the same Jesus who turned water into wine, fed over 5,OOO people with only five loaves and two fish, calmed a storm by just speaking the word, and walked on water. This same Jesus had the audacity to say, “I am the way, the truth, ...
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