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Picking Up Sticks
Surely, picking up some sticks is innocent, right? God would never care if someone took a few minutes to gather a few limbs and branches, right? Not so fast, my friend. Let us examine the matter carefully. Consider with me what is recorded in Numbers 15:32-36. Here we read about a man who was observed gathering …
The Danger of Envy
Envy is defined as, “hostility, malice, enmity, a feeling of resentful or discontented longing aroused by another person’s better fortune.” Envy includes the desire to possess what someone else has, a lack of satisfaction with what God has provided, being wounded by the mere contemplation of someone else’s prosperity, and being glad at the misfortune …
Being Sick
Someone once said: “A healthy person has a thousand dreams. A sick person only has one.” We certainly understand the sentiment. If we are healthy and feel good, we are off in 100 directions, trying to accomplish our goals – going where we want to go, when we want to go. But when we are sick, pretty much the only …
Throwing Stones
Sir Winston Churchill is supposed to have said, “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” We will face countless distractions in life. It can be difficult to stay on task and stay focused. It is especially challenging when the disturbances come from the people around …
Words of Comfort
We recently studied Isaiah 40. It starts: “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem…” (v.1-2a) Among the many other thoughts that these verses stimulate, I began to consider the words I would want to hear at the end of life. What words would bring me comfort? The news? Would I want …
Why Do We Doubt?
Doubt is common. We all experience it to one degree or another at one time or another. Nothing is accomplished by pretending we don’t have questions. We must be honest with ourselves…each other…with God. We must trust God to see us through the difficult moments. Like a loving father, God patiently listens and gives us …
Retirement Age
Retirement is an accomplishment to be celebrated! It is always a thrill to rejoice with those who have worked hard for many years and are now rightfully being honored and recognized. With the departure from a particular line of work comes the opportunity for both respite as well as new challenges. Right here at South …
The Journey
Do you ever feel lost? I don’t mean lost while behind the wheel of an automobile or walking around a new city… I mean, do you ever feel lost in life? Maybe you feel like you don’t know which way to turn, what choices to make, or where to go – even though you are …
God Provides (and Expects)
The fact that God provides for His creation is a recurring theme in Scripture. We know this…we repeat this…we rest secure in this. Hallelujah, God provides! However, it seems that we fail to emphasize properly the fact that God has expectations of us and the way we live once we have received and enjoy His …
The New Birth
As we continue to settle in to a new year, it seems appropriate to consider once again the concept of the new birth. The following is a portion of a conversation Jesus had with a teacher of the Jews. Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This …
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