Random thoughts about Another Brick in The Wall
We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers, leave them kids alone. Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! All…
Category: Being Disciples
When We Disagree
The Lord wants unity, but disagreements in discussions are also a fact of life. Sometimes discussions can fall apart pretty quickly, even before we really understand why. How should we…
What Does it Mean to Forgive?
Sin has destructive consequences on many levels, often involving not just the person or persons who sinned, but also affecting a number of others. Family, friends, coworkers, and others within…
The Real Issue in Modesty
I see a variety of discussions about modesty. Often they seem to devolve into disputes about issues like women’s empowerment, men’s lustful habits, and where exactly the lines on the…
Good Actions are Never Wasted
Here’s the good news. Any action that we engage in that is consistent with Scripture and in accordance with keeping a good conscience will never be wasted. We can know…
Developing Servants
Paul wrote, in Galatians 5:13-15, “For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.…
A Time to Laugh
There is “a time to weep and a time to laugh” (Eccl 3:4). This is an important realization for the child of God. Weeping and laughter both have their place.…
How the World Helps us
“Do not love the world or the things that belong to the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For everything that belongs…
Set for the Defense of the Gospel
“Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed…
Riding Out the Storms
Paul told the Romans that his desire was to go to Rome. He would make it to Rome, but probably not in the way he imagined. Instead, he would go…