Remember baseball tournaments? Coaches would rally the team by inspiring them with talk of hardware: Come on, boys, let’s go get some hardware! We love to win trophies. We love certificates, plaques, ribbons, medals, scholarships, ranks, promotions, and more. Even the disciples wanted hardware. “But Jesus called the disciples over and said, ‘You know thatContinue reading “DO YOU WANT HARDWARE OR TOOLS? Mark 10:42-45.”
Category Archives: Servanthood
STARS. Philippians 2:14-15.
We talk about movie STARS, sports STARS, rock STARS. But what is a star? Why do we use the metaphor constantly? Imagine the inky blackness of a starless sky. If you could spend a moonless night at sea or on a mountaintop a thousand miles from civilization, you would see true darkness. Yet stars remain:Continue reading “STARS. Philippians 2:14-15.”
QUARTERMASTER. Isaiah 6:8.
When I was eleven, I joined the Boy Scouts. Chris and Paul joined too, and Dennis came along as soon as he was old enough. What red-blooded American boy wouldn’t want to join an organization that promised to take him on a camping trip in the woods every month for the next six or sevenContinue reading “QUARTERMASTER. Isaiah 6:8.”
Prepare to Meet Your Maker.
Ever heard the line above, a threat in the movies? God came to Moses and said, “Go up to Mt. Abarim and see the Promised Land. After you have seen it, you will be gathered to your people” Numbers 27:12-13. How would you feel about that? Even at 120, it’s got to be jarring toContinue reading “Prepare to Meet Your Maker.”
Time Flies When You’re Working Hard.
Imagine sitting in a dungeon all day, nothing to do, nothing to read, no one to talk to. Time crawls. Joseph was sold into slavery at 17. He served Potiphar, was falsely accused, spent years in prison, then was elevated to second-in-command of Egypt. But Joseph had never stopped working. God did not send himContinue reading “Time Flies When You’re Working Hard.”
Repeating a Pattern.
When the Bible repeats a pattern, that means it is important. Here’s one repeated within just a few pages–a single generation. When Jacob needs a wife, he travels to the land of Laban, and sees the shepherdess Rachel coming with a herd of sheep. So what does he do? While he was still speaking withContinue reading “Repeating a Pattern.”
Being the Right Person.
Someone once said, “Marriage is not so much FINDING the right person as BEING the right person.” That’s a timely word in a culture that views both marriage and careers as some magical romantic fantasy where the person or occupation perfectly fits your every trait, satisfies your every desire, and renders you blissfully happy foreverContinue reading “Being the Right Person.”
What Are You Looking for in a Spouse?
Just as AMERICAN IDOL spawned a genre of TV talent contests, the BACHELOR birthed a litter of marriage contests. What traits are these contestants looking for in the opposite sex? Appearance, chemistry, and a sense of humor probably top the list, along with ambition, success, and money. Abraham and Isaac looked at marriage differently. AbrahamContinue reading “What Are You Looking for in a Spouse?”
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