If you are alive, you have the experience of someone lying to you, or more than likely, if you were a child you told one or more lies to someone. To the reader who just mumbled, I never lie, well you just did. Lies are dangerous; Lies inhibit growth and prevent progress. The worst (most … Continue reading Ten Common Lies
Christian living
Your Lot in Life
One the memorable lines from the movie Bug's Life, " . . . that's our lot in life. It's not a lot, but it's our life." Sometimes life seems to turn against us. Consider the life of Charles. Charles was a young man working in a shoe factory, when an industrial accident removed a finger from his … Continue reading Your Lot in Life
The Living Kind
Last night in preparation for Memorial Day, we watched one of my favorite older movies, "Sergeant York." The inspiration for the film is the life and diary of World War I Medal of Honor recipient, Alvin York of Tennessee. Young Alvin lived a hard life that lead to hard drinking and a mean streak, despite … Continue reading The Living Kind
What is Christianity
Imagine that Jay Leno of some other late night host walked through town microphone in hand asking passersby, "What is Christianity?" What answers do you think he would get? I am certain these would be among the answers: Christianity is one of many philosophies of life. Christianity is one way some choose to understand existence. … Continue reading What is Christianity
Tempted and Tried
A while back someone sent me a recipe claiming that you can make a chocolate cake in five minutes. I had my doubts. But the temptation of a chocolate cake in a mere five minutes was tempting me, especially since there was a tub of vanilla ice cream in the freezer and a bottle of … Continue reading Tempted and Tried
The Opposite of Good
As an introduction to last night's devotional thought, Coach Mullinax (one of our young adults who teaches High School Science and coaches football) relayed a quote he recently heard from a Holocaust Survivor who spoke at the school. "The opposite of good is not evil; the opposite of right is not wrong; the opposite … Continue reading The Opposite of Good
Satisfaction
What does it take to be satisfied? Is satisfaction even a good thing? Looking at the church there are three groups of people: 1) the Satisfied, 2) the Dissatisfied, and 3) the Unsatisfied. Satisfied Christians think of themselves or the church where they worship as already arriving at perfection or at least being good enough. They feel good … Continue reading Satisfaction
You Are a Slave
What? I'm not a slave! I am free. Most of us, especially in democracies consider ourselves free. Free to be and do to what we want. As true as that may sound and as true is that appears -- it is a lie. Your freedom enslaves you. To quote a song about relationships from my … Continue reading You Are a Slave
An Example of What?!
Pliny the Younger (A. D. 100) claimed, “Example, the surest method of instruction.” Pope John XXIII observed in 1940, “Words move, but examples draw” Daniel Boorstin stated, “Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.” As Christians these statements remind us the importance of being an example to others (1 Tim … Continue reading An Example of What?!
Customer Satisfaction
Like many others, I held a part time job during high school. I had the privilege of working in the restaurant industry as a busboy, cook, and butcher at the Western Steer Family Steakhouse on Mobile Highway in Pensacola, Florida. (That location closed in the mid-'90's.) In my two years at The Steer … Continue reading Customer Satisfaction
Driving Thought 