Posts tagged “God”
Too strong for God?
Have you ever heard the conundrum: “Is it possible for God to create a rock so heavy that he can’t lift it?” Umm. A…
Perfect!
My daughters’ math teacher demands that margins are drawn and homework is done in pen. But if your pen wobbles or a mistake is…
Degrees of punishment
Not everyone believes that there will be a judgment day. Their disbelief will not make it disappear, of course. That day will come without…
The confession of sleep
Author David Murray says, “Show me your sleep pattern, and I’ll show you your theology.” I like that. I grew up reciting, “I believe…
Money magnet
At first glance, Jesus got it backward: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). Wouldn’t it be better…
I learned this lesson from a garage sale
It was the end of my second garage sale, and I still possessed a bunch of junk. Just like my first garage sale. What…
Follow God’s example
“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children . . . just as Christ loved us” (Ephesians 5:1,2). Did you see that? You can…
A nation of laws
God decreed that good governments should be built upon the right kinds of laws. Not just any old laws, but the right kinds of…
Let’s talk eagles
The inspiring symbol of so many things was on the verge of extinction. In 1963 there were just four hundred nesting pairs of bald…
Not my God
When President Obama was elected, a number of people said, “Not my president!” Then, when President Trump was elected, people from the other end…
Summer storm
Have you been on a big lake when a storm rolls in? Dark clouds gather in the distance, and the distance creeps closer and…
He is the artist; we are his canvas
Of all the aspects of human life that we crave for ourselves, near the top of the list has to be getting control. We…