Given June 2009 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.” Matthew 13:24-25 Every year while working in the garden, I find weeds. I…
Tag: sin
Pre-Forgiven
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…
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…