Before reading this post, listen to this song. A few years ago my oncologist warned me that the cancer reducing chemo that they gave me predisposed me to a slight chance of contracting an assortment of other deadly cancers and conditions. Ugh! But so good so far! Still kickin’. Whether or not my life is …
Conceited
“Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.” Isaiah 5:21 Conceit is one of those sins that, if you’re smart––which is not the same as “wise”––you can disguise it with a humble looking demeanor. I learned early on to do that and have become quite adept at …
Help for Hoarders
Those who have followed along might well breathe a sigh of relief to know that this is the final post in this series on the Luke 12 passage. For now. I didn’t mean for it to be either as long as it is or as blunt. But indulge me one last time (on this passage …
Confronting Compulsive Consuming (Part 3)
"Beat it! The country's full!" Full of what? "Today consumerism determines what is important. Consuming relationships, consuming friendships, consuming religions, consuming, consuming... We have turned our society into a huge multicultural showcase tied only to the tastes of certain 'consumers', while so many others only 'eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table'.” Pope …
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Confronting Compulsive Consuming (Part 2)
In the last couple of posts we’ve been looking at Jesus’ teaching that is commonly called, “The Parable of the Rich Fool.” Rembrandt was so taken by the story that he rendered it. Watch this brief video explanation of the painting. “What shall I do?” said the rich man who just got richer. Now that’s …
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