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Is it Wrong to Desire Rewards?

Bruce Wilkinson wrote A LIFE GOD REWARDS, examining the statements of Jesus about rewards in Heaven. Wilkinson concludes Heaven will be loaded with rewards. God will lavish rewards on you for things you do for Him. But isn’t it wrong for you to WANT rewards? Wouldn’t it be better to serve God without thinking aboutContinue reading “Is it Wrong to Desire Rewards?”

Chinese Tallows.

We may have a hundred Chinese Tallow trees. This invasive species grows fast, and has bright green leaves twisting like pinwheels in the wind. In autumn, they create some of the most flashy fall colors in the South. Plant stores used to sell them as fast-growing shade trees. But fifty years later, birds have spreadContinue reading “Chinese Tallows.”

Trees.

Marshall and I drove a golf cart around Legendary Oaks Golf Course on Saturday. We had not played there in a while and were surprised how many oak trees had either collapsed sideways into the earth, or bore the scars of having had half their limbs cut away with a chain saw. At one pointContinue reading “Trees.”

Life is Short.

Have you ever faced your own mortality? People who know they should be dead, but got a second chance at life often make changes. It is as if they suddenly realized what matters most. A man on TV’s “I Should Not Be Alive,” was lost 20 days in the jungle at Cozumel—he had no food,Continue reading “Life is Short.”

Obituaries.

One of the most popular sections of the newspaper is the obituaries. Friends of mine scour the obits, collecting nicknames. “Oh, look at this name: Booboo Eddie! I love that!” I’ve also heard: Bingo Willie, Rookie Amtrak, Sugar Foot, and Momma Peaches. But an obituary is so much more. It is a chance to sumContinue reading “Obituaries.”

Tempus Fugit.

The hardest thing to comprehend when you are young is getting old. How many teenaged boys think they are invincible? When you are young, life seems like it will go on forever. When I was still in high school one of my friends had a car load of buddies in his car when he decidedContinue reading “Tempus Fugit.”