Judgement is easy. Mercy is a nightmare. Hating those who offend us comes naturally, but acquitting the guilty feels like torture. The reason for this is that mercy always comes at the cost of the one granting it. Forgiving those who are guilty of offending you, while … [Read more...] about The High Cost of Mercy
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#11 Jesus and Prosperity
Does God want you to prosper? Yes. But in the current culture, such truths bring about a fair amount of nervous twitching. Twitching that comes from confusion and a blurring of truth and error. Some are taught to feel guilt over their lack of faith. “You're poor because don't … [Read more...] about #11 Jesus and Prosperity
Faith Flicks and Frog Skins
This time of year always brings a flurry of faith flicks on which to spend our hard-earned frog skins. As one Hollywood Producer said regarding our Easter festivities, “There's an untapped and profitable market here.” Profiteering from religion aside for the moment, what … [Read more...] about Faith Flicks and Frog Skins
Jesus, Precious Gems
As Jesus heads toward Jerusalem, the heat on Israel intensifies. Jerusalem has become a haunt of Jackals and unclean birds and upon that generation would come the blood of all the prophets that had been sent to her. But, among the wreck and ruin of humanity in Israel, there … [Read more...] about Jesus, Precious Gems
Jesus, What Money is For
God has entrusted us with various things: Sheep, sons, and coins, among others. The issue is not the value or amount of those things we have been given, but the one to whom we must give an account for our use and care of those things. In Luke 16 we are still at the dinner … [Read more...] about Jesus, What Money is For