Three reasons drugs are bad Most prescription drugs are bad for the majority of people who take them. There. I said it, and I’m not taking it back. If you’ve been reading my blog or listening to my Rhyme and Reason Podcastfor any length of time, you might think this is a bit off my normal topic. But it relates because taking drugs has … Read the rest…
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What does it mean to have an effective prayer life? Are your prayers effective? Do you even know? Is there any way to know? What evidence could prove you have an effective prayer life? These are tough questions for most Christians. And if you’re not a Christian, I can guarantee you don’t have an answer to them, let alone an effective prayer life. But … Read the rest…
Sharing a few therapy notes today, and… They’re not what you might imagine when you first read that headline. I wrote down some therapy notes back in 1989, and they became one of my songs no one would like but me. And even I didn’t like it all that much. The proof of that is I don’t remember the melody. But I remember WHY … Read the rest…
Ideas Have Consequences – For example, the idea of holiness This quote, that appears by most references to have some from Mark Twain, just popped up on my radar again this week: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” And today I’m gonna share how some well-meaning (I hope) Christians … Read the rest…
Christians are more than conquerors If you could take a minute to try and see yourself from God’s perspective, you might get a better understanding of how Christians are more than conquerors. And that’s true because of one thing, and one thing only… God’s everlasting Love! In case you didn’t know, there was a guy named Paul who wrote a letter to the Romans, … Read the rest…
Hmm…So only fools rush in, eh? It’s an old expression. Only fools rush in. But rush in where? Or does it matter? Yeah, I think about old expressions. And I often wonder how they originated. This one is odd, when you think about it because, on the surface, it could sound like a put-down to some brave heroes…like soldiers, cops, and firemen. After all, … Read the rest…
How to escape a desert land Imagine you’re in a desert land…a terrible place with virtually no hope of getting out. No food or water or shelter. And no idea which way to go. Then, out of the blue, a ghost appears and begins leading you to food. In fact, you walk into fields of juicy, tasty produce. Not only that, but the ghost … Read the rest…