The other day I asked someone if he was a Christian. “More or less,” he replied. I asked him if it was more “more” or more “less.” He admitted he was more less than more more. I am trying to be more, more like Jesus. My guess is that you are too. So, what does that …
The Vegetable Garden Church (A Yelp Post)
“I grew up in a Candy Store Church where we consumed spiritual candy to obesity and competed with other churches of similar ilk. For sure, there were many things at my CSC that commended itself, but I found that we were only growing in girth and not so much in God. My fondness for sweets …
Continue reading "The Vegetable Garden Church (A Yelp Post)"
How to avoid dying before you’re supposed to (Part 3 of 3)
“Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.” Proverbs 19:2 (NLT) So this is my final piece on King Josiah’s unnecessary and premature demise (2 Chronicles 35:20-25). It might interest you to know that Judah never again had a righteous king. From Josiah’s death onwards, the nation went down the tubes. His unwise decision …
Continue reading "How to avoid dying before you’re supposed to (Part 3 of 3)"
How to avoid dying before you’re supposed to (Part 2 of 3)
In response to some feedback on my last post, believe me, Josiah is one of my favorite guys in Scripture. I’d follow that man anywhere. Except, of course, to the battlefield where he unwisely barged into a fight that wasn’t his! I’m not dissing him or saying that his death was any sort of judgment …
Continue reading "How to avoid dying before you’re supposed to (Part 2 of 3)"
How to avoid dying before you’re supposed to (Part 1 of 3)
The title implies an article about tips to a longer life. You know the sort – jog between delectable meals of kale, quinoa, and 5.3 ounces of Merlot. It’s not. I’m not the guy from which you want to be taking health advice. I’ve never been considered any sort of health sage, although I do …
Continue reading "How to avoid dying before you’re supposed to (Part 1 of 3)"
barney wiget 