As a baseball dad, I wrestle with the Sabbath. How many times did we have a game scheduled at 8:00 a.m. on a Sunday? Because we made a commitment to the teams, I encouraged Marshall to play, but he understood (and I explained it to him all over again each Sunday that it came up)Continue reading “THE SABBATH AND THE QUARANTINE. 2 Chronicles 36:21.”
Author Archives: Steven Wales
FIRE INSURANCE. Matthew 7:24.
In 1942, Winston Churchill made interesting remarks when the British had General Rommel’s Nazi army on the run in Egypt. “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” We think the war is over when a sinner gets saved.Continue reading “FIRE INSURANCE. Matthew 7:24.”
THE FINISH LINE. 2 Timothy 4:7.
Beginnings are exciting. Even kids who hate school can sense the excitement of back-to-school time. We used to enjoy meeting our new teachers and seeing who would be in our class. The beginning of things can be fun. When the gun fires and you take off in a race! Or when you show up forContinue reading “THE FINISH LINE. 2 Timothy 4:7.”
Middle Management. Jeremiah 38:20.
When a teacher wants to become a principal, she seeks a masters degree in middle management. The degree may be officially named “Educational Administration,” or something similar, but the nickname among teachers is “mid-management degree.” The challenge of working in middle management is that you are trapped in the middle. You are not a topContinue reading “Middle Management. Jeremiah 38:20.”
The Gambler’s Fallacy.
The Gambler’s Fallacy looks at good fortune and says, I’m due! For example, if a coin toss resulted in heads twice in a row, the gambler’s fallacy says it will land on tails the third time, because tails is “due.” But the results of past coin flips have no impact on a future coin flip.Continue reading “The Gambler’s Fallacy.”
Treasure Your Treasure. 1 Thessalonians 5:21.
Football players learn early protect the ball. Linebackers will punch the ball to knock it from your hands—and if you drop it, you will probably not be the one who picks it up. You MUST hold on tight or you will lose the ball and hurt your team. When you find something you love, holdContinue reading “Treasure Your Treasure. 1 Thessalonians 5:21.”
How Do You Do … Without? Jeremiah 35:6-9.
Most of us are prepared to do without—on occasion. Dieting is easy if it’s temporary. It’s not that hard to give up ice cream for a day or two. But what if someone told you to give up something for the rest of your life? Jack Lalanne, the “Godfather of Fitness,” met a health foodContinue reading “How Do You Do … Without? Jeremiah 35:6-9.”
RESPECT THE WORD. Jeremiah 33:3.
I always thought grownups were a little silly about Bibles: don’t drop it, don’t set it on the floor, don’t wrinkle the pages, don’t let it get wet, etc. But that comes from a good motive. Most people in history had no Bible or shared one, and had to treasure it. And consider this: whenContinue reading “RESPECT THE WORD. Jeremiah 33:3.”
You Have Not Because You Ask Not. Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me—ask me—and I will show you great and incomprehensible, amazing things that you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 Just ask. Are you asking? Am I? –What an amazing promise. ΑΩ
HOW DO YOU PROVE OWNERSHIP? Jeremiah 32:9-15.
When I was a child, Mama wrote my name on the tags of my coats, so they would not be lost or stolen. The older and more careless I became, the more things needed my name on them: books, toys, balls, bats, bicycles. The simplest way to assert dominion over goods (portable property) is toContinue reading “HOW DO YOU PROVE OWNERSHIP? Jeremiah 32:9-15.”
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