DAMAGED BUT USEFUL

DAMAGED BUT USEFUL

I was reaching for the bar of soap one morning and noticed that there was a big gash on one of its corners. It looked like someone dropped the soap on the floor. The huge gash in its side gave testimony to the trauma it had been through. But, I didn’t throw the...
AM I NARROW-MINDED?

AM I NARROW-MINDED?

Some think that I’m narrow-minded, but that’s simply not true. I don’t have a narrow mind … I just have a narrow road that I’m walking on. I see others walking down the road next to mine. There are large crowds going down that road, but it’s going in the opposite...
WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?

WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?

A religious man came to Jesus and said, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to the man, “What does the scripture say?” The man replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus...
FRUIT CLUSTERS

FRUIT CLUSTERS

You’ve probably heard of the “fruit of the Spirit” listed in Galatians 5. If so, you might find this interesting. When I was preparing for a lesson on the fruit of the Spirit many years ago, I noticed something about this list of spiritual attributes that I had...
PUNISHED BY GOD?

PUNISHED BY GOD?

I used to be one of those people who, when I saw someone having a lot of bad things happening to them, assumed that they were “being punished” by God for something wrong they had done. You’ve probably thought the same thing a time or two in your life. I suppose...