Some of us find our security in rules. Social rules—both written and unwritten, etiquette rules, grammar rules, rules on the job—there are rules for everything, and believe it or not, there are those among us who crave rules. Rules provide security. If I know the rules and follow the rules, the result I want isContinue reading “Some People LOVE Rules. John 9:16.”
Tag Archives: Sabbath
THE SABBATH AND THE QUARANTINE. 2 Chronicles 36:21.
As a baseball dad, I wrestle with the Sabbath. How many times did we have a game scheduled at 8:00 a.m. on a Sunday? Because we made a commitment to the teams, I encouraged Marshall to play, but he understood (and I explained it to him all over again each Sunday that it came up)Continue reading “THE SABBATH AND THE QUARANTINE. 2 Chronicles 36:21.”
Wilderness Survival.
Junior-high Me owned a book entitled “WILDERNESS SURVIVAL.” I was obsessed; I wanted all the survival skills: Dig a hole, fill it with chopped-up green plants, cover it with a plastic tarp. Set a stone in the center to weigh down the plastic, leave a can beneath the stone. Why? Because as the plants dry,Continue reading “Wilderness Survival.”
God is Not a Cruel Taskmaster.
Long ago I was warned “the law is a jealous mistress.” It’s true: lawyering can consume your life. I know lawyers who work seven days a week and never take vacations. Things could be worse. Millions in Asia work 16-hour days in sweatshops for a few dollars a day. Prisoners in communist nations suffer terribly. Continue reading “God is Not a Cruel Taskmaster.”
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