“There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is the freedom to refuse.” ~ David Hume Every human being is born in a failed state and fatally flawed. The development of hurts, habits, and hang-ups starts immediately out of the womb. From day one of our existence, we pursue worldly things to… Read More »
Thursday Sainthood
“Don’t try to be a Saint by Thursday.” ~ William G. Wilson Self-righteousness, Pride, holier than thou, judge, jury, and executioner are ways to describe ourselves when looking down on the world. Wilson’s quote reminds us of how quickly the ego rebounds and what happens when we become stricken with pride-blindness. We are fast to… Read More »
God and UFOs
“Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world.” ~ President Ronald Reagan The US government and UFOs are making the headlines this week. “US military UFO report ‘does… Read More »
Greed: The Bottomless Pit
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” ~ Erich Fromm Is there such a thing as enough is enough? When do we ever have enough wealth, power, and food? In 2020 we watched greed enormously rear its ugly head. The pandemic… Read More »
All Jammed Up
“Who can I trust? You have to invest in somebody, and chances are you’re probably going to invest in somebody who’s going to deceive you. I’ve been conned a couple of times, but now I’m a little savvier.” ~ Maggie Gyllenhaal Have you ever heard of the term jamming? In rural America, this would mean… Read More »
Relax and Have Fun
“I went through a couple of years where, in the first inning of every postseason baseball game, I had the runner go get the biggest beer the stadium sold,” Buck explained. “And I had the beer sitting there, and I would sip it from time to time to remind myself to relax and have fun.… Read More »
Out of Gas But Free
“All are coming to Jesus has the feeling of homecoming upon it. All we’re going away from Him has the sense of estrangement upon it. The rich young ruler went away from Jesus “sorrowful.” Everybody does. Not only estrangement from God, but also estrangement from oneself. And the universe! And from life! You are not… Read More »
Chosen Yet Frozen
“People do not seek God. They seek after the benefits that only God can give them. The sin of fallen humanity is this: Humanity seeks the benefits of God while at the same time fleeing from God themselves. We are, by nature, fugitives.” ~ R.C. Sprouls Humankind did not happen by chance. Any honest scientist… Read More »
Selfish Prayer
“Self-belittlement, self-exaltation, and self-pity all indicate a preoccupation with self. Inordinate attention to self is the exact opposite of God’s commandments to love Him and others. A self-focus also prohibits the development of a Christlike servant attitude in you. If you try to save your life by focusing on self, you will reap certain consequence;… Read More »
Love Your Rowdy Neighbors
“What you must do is love your neighbor as yourself. No one knows your many faults better than you! But you love yourself notwithstanding. And so you must love your neighbor, no matter how many faults you see in them.” ~ Martin Buber Jesus himself gave the world the greatest commandment, “the double commandment,” love… Read More »
