Vengeance is Mine – Household Words:

LEAVE ROOM FOR THE WRATH OF GOD. Romans 12:19.

I had enemies. You hear about circles of influence? I had circles of enemies. It began with kids on my street, then bullies from other streets who rode up just to fight. And the children at daycare were given free reign by the drug-addled hippies responsible for us. (Those ladies considered rock-fights ‘good, clean fun.’)Continue reading “LEAVE ROOM FOR THE WRATH OF GOD. Romans 12:19.”

When Friends Become Enemies.

Have you watched relationships change? It’s amazing when an enemy becomes a friend. That is the greatest feeling, a debt converted to an asset. I’ve seen a few of my “enemies” become friends over the years, and it is so satisfying. But when it goes the other way, it is devastating. When people you loveContinue reading “When Friends Become Enemies.”

Revenge.

Can you think of a time when you desperately wanted vengeance? When someone did you wrong and you could not stop daydreaming about ways to get even? What does the Bible say about revenge? When David and his men were starving and requested food from Nabal, a rich man whose flocks David’s men had protected,Continue reading “Revenge.”

The Moment in the Cave.

This morning as I considered spraying washer fluid on my windshield to “encourage” a tailgater to back off, it came to me: HERE’S THE GREATEST RULE IN ETHICS: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” Luke 6:31. Are we following that standard? Some politicians follow a different ethic: “Attack your enemiesContinue reading “The Moment in the Cave.”