You may consider yourself pretty smart. If others would ask your advice, the world would be a better place. Politics, spiritual matters, relationships, academics, employment—you could really clue people in. Hmmm. Maybe you’re right and maybe not. Truth: God has not assigned you the mission of educating everyone you know. Those in positions of leadership […]
Children are boarding school buses—if bus companies can find enough drivers this year—and college students are waving goodbye to home. Most of us consider education profitable and could name areas we’d like to learn more about. We tend to want the easy way out, however: we want to know stuff, but we’d rather not take the time
Jealousy—the green-eyed monster or the ugly green monster—is an emotion we’re hesitant to admit to. Often it distorts perception and generates bitterness. A few weeks ago we touched on how King Saul’s presumption and rebellion cost him his kingdom. Eventually David would sit on the throne; but before that happened, Saul and others fell prey
The Olympic Games are the ultimate contest for many of the athletes, and most of them have been disciplining themselves for years to reach this point. It’s a good time to recall Paul’s comparison of the Christian life to a race. In 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 he writes, “Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They
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