But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and give it to the Lord. I will not present burnt offerings that have cost me nothing!” (1 Chronicles 21:24) Read: 1 Chronicles 19:1-21:30, Romans 2:25-3:8, Psalm 11:1-7, Proverbs 19:10-12 Relate: I realized yesterday that all three…
How do you hit a fastball going more than ninety miles per hour? You don’t. You can’t. It is impossible. At least, that’s what the scientists say…
Culture is not the authority for what is right and wrong.
When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him.” “You have seen him,” Jesus said, “and he is speaking to you!” “Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped…
Everything he risked… Everything he suffered… If God wanted to simply pour it out on the ground to make a little mud, that would have been fine with him.
We are all just one series of mistakes away from falling into the same trap.
May the fleas of a thousand camels infest their armpits.
There is no one else worthy of our worship. There is no other name in which we put our trust.
Being angry at the right time is just as right and necessary as being happy, or bored, or in love. We need emotions. All of them.
There are two phrases I wish I could bury in a deep grave and never hear ever again.
1)“The Bible is the only book I ever need to read.”
2) “God said it. I believe it. That settles it.”
THE RIVER WALK 