Of those who groan under the weight of lifes' little annoyances, we sometimes say, "they are making a mountain out of a molehill". Thing is, no one ever really tripped over a mountain. But a great many people have come to ruin tripping over a molehill. There are those who have … [Read more...] about Tripping over a Molehill
Just a Thought
For better or worse, sometimes I only have a single, unqualified thought. This seemed as good a place as any to drop off some shareable quotes, poetry and a nuisance idea for those who need a shot.
Too Big for Our Boots
In his book, Tremendous Trifles, G. K Chesterton tells of two boys playing in the front garden of their tiny home in England. The garden was about the same size as a dining table. It consisted of four narrow strips of gravel and a square of turf with an old tree stump in the … [Read more...] about Too Big for Our Boots
Little Men
Looking at artist's impressions of the bear attack in 2 Kings 2, you'll notice something. The pictures changed dramatically through time. The older drawings (I am talking older by centuries) tended to depict the Lord's prophets as men with muscles. That's not unreasonable when … [Read more...] about Little Men
Patriarchy
God is our Father. He is the penultimate Father and He rules the Heavens. Patriarchy simply means “father rule,” and so it follows that every biblical Christian holds to patriarchy. The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church (Ephesians 5:23). God … [Read more...] about Patriarchy
Various Trials
James says that the reason we can smile in the face of trials is that our trials are measured out in order to produce a mature, steadfast faith. God wants us to grow up, and trials are the real-time, real-life circumstances that God employs to bring it about. Count it all joy, … [Read more...] about Various Trials