Sometimes being good isn’t so easy. Isn’t that true? Sometimes someone tells you to do something, and you wanna do something else. Then you have a choice to make. Either be good and do good. Or take the chance of getting in trouble. That’s when you really need some help remembering what’s right and what’s wrong. If you don’t know, you could be in … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Rhyme and Reason
When I was a little boy, if there was something I really really wanted to do, I might tell my parents “but everybody else gets to do it.” And it didn’t take long to find out they wouldn’t fall for it. They’d just answer me with something like, “Well, if everybody else got to jump off a cliff, would you want to?” Or they … Read the rest…
Do you ever play with building blocks? It’s fun. You can stack ‘em up and make a house, or a fort, or a skyscraper. Some blocks even have letters and colors on them so you can make words and pictures. Did you know grownups play with building blocks, too? It’s true. The blocks they use are a lot bigger. And there’s always one block … Read the rest…
If you think the world is a pretty mean place, you’re right. And if you think the whole world is against you, even that might be true. But no matter how bad it is…or how bad it gets…it’s not nearly as wonderful as what you’ll get to see one day. God put some good things in you. His Word and His Spirit. And one … Read the rest…
Yeah, life these days is challenging from every corner. It’s frustrating to see so much hurt, hopelessness, and inhumanity. It’s tempting to simply gripe, complain, and yell at the world. But don’t those things just add to the problems? How about you try this on for size: Give thanks instead. Your Creator would love to hear from you. Instead Don’t try to pray away … Read the rest…
My Head Hurts
My head hurts this morning. In fact, it woke me up out of a sound sleep. I knew you’d want to know first thing, so I decided to write to you about it. In most cases you’ll probably find a headache means you ate the wrong combination of food, or didn’t drink enough water, or breathed something your body didn’t like. But, of course, … Read the rest…
There are three things you can do right now to show love. If love is in you, it shouldn’t be difficult. If love is in you…and you’re not just tossing the word “love” out there to hear it crash to the ground like a “clanging cymbal“…then you’ll do these three things if you aren’t already. OK, ready? Here they are: Believe Hope Endure. Do … Read the rest…