Given November 29, 2009 We’ve all received these mailings from companies teasing us with “Pre-approved”, “0%”, and “Free Gift”, all trying to lure us into their camp. Some of the hooks are pretty interesting but I got one recently that really caught my attention. It said, “Pre-Forgiven”. It was from an…
Tag: sin
Don’t Feed It!
Given Septembe 22, 2009 A wise friend of mine gave an illustration of a black dog; a cute puppy that grows into an uncontrolable, big, mean dog. He likened this to sin in our lives. “Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is…
That’s Crazy – Build An Ark?
Given June 16, 2009 “So make yourself an ark…” Genesis 6: 14 (NIV) Adam and Eve sinned in Genesis 3, Cain killed his brother Abel in Genesis 4, and it spread until, “the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence.” Genesis 6: 11. God was looking…
Slow Fade
Given January 11, 2009 Like the song by Casting Crowns, this is usually the way it happens. Change in our lives happens slowly. Bad things slowly sneak up on us, making small, almost secret changes so that we hardly even notice. What we have that’s good, slowly fades and is…
Sin At The Door
Given April 15, 2008 While traveling on this day, I heard a teaching on the radio about Cain and Abel, (another revelation from the road). The speaker emphasized something I had not noticed from Genesis 4:7 where God is talking to Cain, “You will be accepted if you do what…