Posts tagged “Faithfulness”
Code of conduct
I don’t think God gave anyone authority to dictate sub-commandments. I don’t think there’s a First Commandment subsection A.1.b.ii that we need to follow…
Work the dirt
Are you a farmer? If not, ask one about his soil. Farmers are very concerned about the productivity of their land and will spend…
Evidence of the Spirit: Faithfulness
“My word is my bond.” Sometimes I laugh when I hear that. I think, “Yeah, right.” Painful experience has taught me that some people’s…
Use worldly wealth to gain eternal friendships
Some things that were valuable in 2019 have no value in 2020. For example, the plane tickets I purchased in 2019 had no value…
Church, we need to rise, or we will surely fall
It seems everywhere we look battle lines have been drawn. If we’re not careful, the church, like the country, will fall in division. Pastors…
You don’t know what you don’t know
My almost 18-year-old son is working with a contractor for the summer, mostly landscaping. When he asked if I wanted to make the front…
Running a marathon
I never really wanted to do it. It wasn’t a lifelong dream. Yet I did it—and I’m not doing it again. Why? Because it…
A very great reward
Once I made the short list in a nationwide writing competition (Canada is a relatively small nation). I won $1,000 and was interviewed by…
Revelation origination
Think how much of human life is a struggle for control. Investors struggle for control of a business . . . husbands and wives…
Loving God
For too many years I was content with an inconsistent relationship with God. His commitment to me never faltered, but my commitment to him…
Patience
My pastor said in a sermon, “Patience is going at someone else’s speed.” Wow! That is profound. I never heard that before. I was…
Recognition blues
It’s nice when your efforts are noticed, isn’t it? It’s nice to be appreciated, nice to be thanked, nice to be recognized publicly. One…