Yesterday I spent 45 minutes on hold, waiting for a customer service representative to pick up my call to the IRS. Finally a man answered, told me his name and agent number, and then we were disconnected. Though I did not want to, I called back. After a 30-minute wait, a woman answered and sheContinue reading “1 (800) TAX-1040: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOLD MUSIC. Isaiah 31:17.”
Category Archives: Karma–you reap what you sow
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS. Micah 7:18-19; 2 Kings 17:8-26.
I read good news and bad news this morning: In Micah 7, the prophet praises God for His mercy: “Who is a God like You, removing sin and passing over rebellion? … He does not hold on to His anger forever, because HE DELIGHTS IN FAITHFUL LOVE. He will have compassion on us. You willContinue reading “GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS. Micah 7:18-19; 2 Kings 17:8-26.”
Choose Life!
Karma. You reap what you sow. What goes around comes around. Moment on the lips, lifetime on the hips. Consequences are an essential truth of the universe: EVERYONE reaps what they sow. Nonbelievers who work hard and live honest, clean lives, are healthier financially, physically, emotionally, and in other ways. They may have better families,Continue reading “Choose Life!”
Haunted Houses.
People love haunted houses, though we say there’s no such thing. But not so fast. While I would not suggest a house can be occupied by the souls of dead people, there IS Biblical support for the idea that locations are connected to the sins committed in them. The ground remembers where innocent blood wasContinue reading “Haunted Houses.”
The Seeds You Plant Determine What You Harvest.
After God promises blessings to the obedient, he promises curses to the disobedient. But one thing remains consistent: PEOPLE REAP WHAT THEY SOW. “If you do not observe My commands and you break My covenant, I will bring terror on you—wasting disease and fever that will cause your eyes to fail …. I will turnContinue reading “The Seeds You Plant Determine What You Harvest.”
You Reap What You Sow. Leviticus 26:3-8.
God created the world to follow rules. Science was based on the Christian notion that if God is a God of order, then his creation must also be ordered, and thus, Creation should be predictable. Pagans and other religions had always believed creation was controlled by random chance or the cavalier whims of uncaring gods. Continue reading “You Reap What You Sow. Leviticus 26:3-8.”
Boundaries.
Throughout Leviticus, God provides laws that should not have been necessary. In 17:15, He says don’t eat roadkill (tempting, right?): “Every person … who eats an animal that died or was mauled by wild beasts… will be unclean.” God is realistic—He knows people will take things too far and push the boundaries. The same isContinue reading “Boundaries.”
BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A RIB? Genesis 2:21-24.
I had a childhood argument with the girl next-door. She said girls had more ribs than boys because God had taken one of Adam’s ribs to make Eve, and ever since… Of course, that’s as silly as her belief that thunder was the sound of God bowling. Humans have 24 ribs. But how many couldContinue reading “BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A RIB? Genesis 2:21-24.”
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