Keep Failing Forward
What would it be like to have been a part of the team that invented the lightbulb?
A Job Half Done
How many times do we live our spiritual lives only halfway?
The Test: Pass or Fail
[Ed’s note: I wrote this two years ago. At the time I had no idea that this picture would become part of a compilation called “brilliant answers by smart kids” that would wind up on viralnova, buzzfeed, etc. Now I see the picture everywhere and, occasionally, it links back to here. Thanks to those links, two…
Destined To Fail
Each time Jehudi finished reading three or four columns, the king took a knife and cut off that section of the scroll. He then threw it into the fire, section by section, until the whole scroll was burned up. Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard.…
Isaiah 44:22 (Moving Forward)
I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you free. (Isaiah 44:22) Read: Isaiah 41:14-45:10, Ephesians 3:1-21, Psalm 68:1-18, Proverbs 24:1-2 Relate: I thought that now that we’re halfway through September, the weather was…
Isaiah 36:14-15 (The Trade, The Move, The Legend)
This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you. Don’t let him fool you into trusting in the Lord by saying, The Lord will surely rescue us. (Isaiah 36:14-15) Read: Isaiah 33:10 – 36:22, Galatians 5:13-26, Psalm 64:1-10, Proverbs 23:23 Relate: The month of September is winding down. As much as I am…
