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I will praise you seven times a day because all your regulations are just. ~ Psalm 119:164 (NLT) I have a pastor friend who was relaying a story to me some time ago. He was talking about how discouraged he was at his church. He had been at the church for several years, yet hadContinueContinue reading “Withholding Thanks”

Your laws please me; they give me wise advice. ~ Psalm 119:24 (NLT) “Laws are made to be broken, man!” I’ve heard that phrase spoken out loud before. Many times, in fact. The idea is that laws are only there to keep us from having fun. The only reason they exist is because some person,ContinueContinue reading “Laws Are Made to Be Broken”

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. ~ Colossians 2:8 (NLT) There are lots of “experts” in the world today. Notice I put the experts in quotation marks because the word apparently doesn’t meanContinueContinue reading ““Experts””

Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. ~ Proverbs 2:2 (NLT) Growing up, we didn’t have iPodS, Androids, MP3 players, tablets, laptops, portable DVD players, Switch, or a million different handheld devices to keep us entertained on long road trips. We couldn’t just play a game on our device, facetime a friend, streamContinueContinue reading “Tuning the Dial”

Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. ~ Proverbs 2:11 (NLT) Can you imagine a society where there are no consequences for doing evil things? Sure, we might feel good about not having to worry about getting speeding tickets. But, how about those that now are free to run red lights?ContinueContinue reading “Life Has Consequences”

Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions. ~ Psalm 119:29 (NLT) There are a ton of reality television shows these days, featuring tons of ordinary people trying to make it big by competing in front of an audience of millions. One show, which has been on television forContinueContinue reading “Tone Deaf”