In this life, some things simply cannot be undone. Accepting this goes a long way towards finding peace with God - who not only forgives what cannot be undone, but who gives more grace to us in our weakness. This message is becoming more and more important as the fall out from … [Read more...] about Undone
Fools Rush in…
Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor in the second century, once said that we should never value anything as profitable if it requires us to: Break a promise, hate our neighbour, curse, set aside modesty, play the hypocrite, or act behind walls and veils. What Marcus Aurelius … [Read more...] about Fools Rush in…
A Bad Case of the Touchy Feelies
It's a modern trope in our culture that men don't share their feelings and that this is some kind of problem to be overcome. This, of course, is absurd. Men share their feelings all day long. Ask them if they've had a good day. Ask them what they think of John Deere tractors. … [Read more...] about A Bad Case of the Touchy Feelies
Delighting in the Good
Knowing the wrong thing to do, or the wrong kind of person to follow, is easy to figure out. But learning the right thing to do, and identifying the right kind of person to follow, or becoming the person you want to be and ought to be, is a much tougher mission. For my people is … [Read more...] about Delighting in the Good
Wide-eyed Delight ~ Proverbs 8
Wisdom find some things delightful, and other things detestable (Proverbs 8:10-13). It rejoices in God's handiwork, but recoils at the way of the wicked. In our age, wisdom is the kind of thing that gets dragged before the equal rights commission on charges of … [Read more...] about Wide-eyed Delight ~ Proverbs 8