Encouragement for Christian Growth
Shocking Answer to Prayer
I asked God for a secretary; He sent me a shark. Is that really a “good gift?” “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good […]
Questioning God about Biblical Inconsistencies
Contradictions and inconsistencies in the Bible passages provoke confusion, at the very least, and a lot of bad press for God in today’s everyone-gets-published online world. Usually I can understand what the various chapters and verses mean, but putting them in the historical context can sometimes stretch and twist my human CPU (Consistency Processing Unit). […]
Temptation Challenge
Search for any advertizing team’s prime target avatar, and you’ll see my smiling face; I’m an advertisers’ dream. Pitch your wares often enough, and even the things I know aren’t a good idea, may move me to the buy button. Case in point: I’m very aware that eating pork-anything in fast-food restaurants disturbs my digestive […]
Four Questions For Career Choice Or Change
Technology makes adults obsolete. Anything the teenager wants to know can just be Googled. Communication with the older generation is totally unnecessary. While it sometimes might seem as though our adolescents have adopted that stand, acquiring a load of information isn’t always the only thing needed to make a decision. Often, an injection of experience […]
One Determined Cat
Midnight, like most pampered house cats, wanted for nothing. He jumped into any lap, any time. He enjoyed fresh water and canned Friskies cat food in every flavor the ads declared delicious, as well as nutritious. Our home provided a loving castle for this feline king. What more could he want? The three little girls […]