https://soundcloud.com/musingthemysteries/simple-pleasure It surprised me to find that the term, “pleasure” is the Bible 34 times! So anyone who thought that God wasn’t at all interested in pleasure, for him and for us, was pretty much mistaken. Problem is we don't get what true pleasure, eternal pleasure, pure pleasure is. And we don’t know how to …
When is a Sword Not a Sword? (Part 1 of 2)
"If you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one…” The disciples said, "See, Lord, here are two swords." "That is enough," he replied. Luke 22:35-51 "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw …
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Simple Pleasure
When people talk about simplicity, the concept of “simple pleasure” is often overlooked. I’ve introduced simplicity, shared some symptoms of it, talked about simplicity and stuff, and how the person of simplicity is a generous person. In my estimation, one of the things that hold us back in our adrenalized and advertised culture is how …
How To Read The Bible And Not Be Bored By It (Part 2 of 4ish)
Read it for how to behave not just what to believe… “The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very easy to understand. But we as Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand we are obliged to …
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Self-pity is not my friend (part one)
Most of us fall and collapse at the first grip of pain; we sit down on the threshold of God’s purpose and die of self-pity. No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it obliterates God and puts self-interest upon the throne. Oswald Chambers Christians remind me of schoolboys who want to look …
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