Do you know anyone who is happy all the time? Who is it? What makes him so happy? Solomon was the wisest person, and Samson may have been the strongest. But can you imagine the happiest person who ever lived? I wonder what that person was like? How do you picture Jesus? Happy? Sad? Angry?Continue reading “Picture Jesus Happy.”
Category Archives: Joy
People Who Do What is Right are Happy!
Aren’t coloring books fun? Remember the smell of grinding crayons into that thick paper? Did you try to stay inside the lines? In a 1992 TV ad, a nerdy teacher in Kissinger glasses walks up and down the rows of an elementary classroom saying, “Stay within the lines. The lines are our friends,” but oneContinue reading “People Who Do What is Right are Happy!”
What is Your Joy?
With two older parents facing grim medical problems simultaneously, I catch myself having a stray thought: what if I lose them both at the same time? Could I weather that storm? Yes. The answer is yes. I would put one foot in front of the other and move forward. But then I think about anotherContinue reading “What is Your Joy?”
The Secret to Happiness.
What do you want? What does everyone really want? It’s not money, fame, success, or true love. Those are the means to achieve the goal of HAPPINESS. We want to be happy, though we each believe different things will help us reach that goal. God’s Word clears up the confusion. Though they may provide happinessContinue reading “The Secret to Happiness.”
The Time Machine.
I am bringing Moses home this afternoon in my time machine. We will arrive in the woods. That won’t shock him too much. He’s used to trees and pastures. “Things sure are green here in the future.” “Well, this is the Texas Gulf Coast—the Texas Hill Country looks more like Israel.” As we emerge fromContinue reading “The Time Machine.”
Leadership is Hard.
Sheep are wanderers. Without reliable fencing, you need a shepherd or a sheep dog to protect the flock from itself. When God told Moses his death was approaching, Moses did not beg for a few more years. Instead, he prayed for the nation: “May the Lord … appoint a man over the people … soContinue reading “Leadership is Hard.”
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