Imagine that person you know who cusses the most. He or she can’t speak a sentence that would not be bleeped for television. Some people use so many four-letter words, you lose track of what they are trying to say, their sentences being so filled with meaningless interjections that the subject and verb are lostContinue reading “Curse Words or Bless Words?”
Author Archives: Steven Wales
Passing the Baton.
I remember running relays in track. We had to master the handoff. If you dropped the baton, you had to pick it up—and that would cost you precious time. The hander and the handee had to time things just right. Both need to be running the same speed. If the one in back catches up,Continue reading “Passing the Baton.”
Things Are Gonna Get Better.
Sometimes it’s hard. It just is. There is the grief of emotional loss. There is the pressure of responsibilities. There are health concerns and disappointed hopes and crushed dreams. You gained weight when you were trying to lose it. You gave up three walks when you had a chance to strike them out. Another dayContinue reading “Things Are Gonna Get Better.”
Fresh Start.
I was a pouter. As a child, I could get mad about something at night and hold on to it till bedtime. But no matter how determined I was to stay mad, I knew that when I woke up it would be gone. Some nights I got mad at myself that I couldn’t STAY mad! Continue reading “Fresh Start.”
It is Scary to Choose Your Own Punishment.
Once when David sinned against God, the prophet came to him with a message. God was going to let David choose his own punishment. That is scary. “Do you want three years of famine to come on the land, to flee from your foes for three months while they pursue you, or to have aContinue reading “It is Scary to Choose Your Own Punishment.”
God is Awesome. Psalm 97.
He is, you know? Sometimes, that is enough. Always, that should be enough. Anyone who speaks often to young people will be looking at every verse of the Bible to find a point that can be APPLIED to life. For example, when you read a verse about the value God places on honesty, the APPLICATIONContinue reading “God is Awesome. Psalm 97.”
Christians Should Hate More.
How do you like that title? True or false? I read an article with that title today, and I believe it is true. We need to hate EVIL a lot more than we do. Sure, God wants us to love people. But He commands us to hate sin. Do you hate sin? Murder, perhaps? Rape?Continue reading “Christians Should Hate More.”
Hate the Sin.
Christians should “hate the sin but love the sinner.” It may be a cliché, but I can’t find anything wrong with it. Activists have no problem with the suggestion that Christians ought to LOVE THE SINNER. Jesus LOVED THE SINNERS. He ate with sinners, visited the homes of sinners, surrounded Himself with sinners. ItContinue reading “Hate the Sin.”
This is a Rescue!
John Eldredge compares the saving work of Jesus to the work of Tom Hanks and his cohort in the film SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Jesus is not the Fuller Brush man, knocking on a housewife’s door to sell her a new broom. He’s not the ice cream man, trolling the neighborhood, offering something sweet to anyoneContinue reading “This is a Rescue!”
Fresh Start.
I was a pouter. As a child, I could get mad about something at night and hold on to it till bedtime. But no matter how determined I was to stay mad, I knew that when I woke up it would be gone. Some nights I got mad at myself that I couldn’t STAY mad! Continue reading “Fresh Start.”
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