Some lives are harder than others. They just are. Nothing is “fair” and things do not even out. Most of us today live in an age of antibiotics and vaccines for childhood diseases. We have clean drinking water, pasteurized milk, and more food than we can eat. Many parents will never bury a child. ThoseContinue reading “Gratitude Will Make You Happy; Comparison Will Make You Unhappy. Jeremiah 45:3-5.”
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LIFE IS FAIR, BUT LIFE IS NOT FAIR ALWAYS. 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8.
As a little junior philosopher, I looked up at my parents and said, “I think maybe everyone suffers the same amount in life, but it comes at different times—but in the end, it all evens out.” My parents were outraged. “That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard,” my dad said. “What about people bornContinue reading “LIFE IS FAIR, BUT LIFE IS NOT FAIR ALWAYS. 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8.”
WE CONQUER OVERWHELMINGLY. Romans 8:37.
Have you ever seen a sports match that was one-sided—a BLOWOUT? Recently, the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-79. In 2007, the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3. In 1940, the Chicago Bears beat the Redskins 73-0. In 2000, Tiger Woods won the US Open by 15 strokes. And whoContinue reading “WE CONQUER OVERWHELMINGLY. Romans 8:37.”
BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE. Luke 1:6-7; Romans 8:18.
Consider the elderly parents of John the Baptist. They did not deserve to be barren: “They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commands of the Lord. And they had no child because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years” Luke 1:6-7. I watched a 40-minute videoContinue reading “BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE. Luke 1:6-7; Romans 8:18.”
The Gambler’s Fallacy.
The Gambler’s Fallacy looks at good fortune and says, I’m due! For example, if a coin toss resulted in heads twice in a row, the gambler’s fallacy says it will land on tails the third time, because tails is “due.” But the results of past coin flips have no impact on a future coin flip.Continue reading “The Gambler’s Fallacy.”
Storms and Fire.
I watched a food documentary that spent an hour praising fire. Fire creates chemical changes in texture and flavor. Heat is critical in the preparation of not only meats, but many other foods—casseroles, desserts, soups, breads, even snacks. The Bible talks a lot about the refiner’s fire: silver must be heated to burn off allContinue reading “Storms and Fire.”
The Land of the Living.
There are two ways to improve your life with clearer vision. The first is to view everything with an eternal perspective. When your body is racked with pain, you need the vision to remember “the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed” RomansContinue reading “The Land of the Living.”
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