Posts Tagged ‘growth’
Escaping the Snare
Indians and pioneers 200-300 years ago provided for themselves by hunting with traps and snares. Contrast that to today’s hunting with rifles or crossbows done mostly for sport or as an alternative meat source. Currently, snares and traps are primarily geared towards humanely capturing animals to relocate them. Regardless of…
Read MoreJust Visiting
Most parents with school-aged children have at some point visited their children’s school and classroom. Depending upon the school, visitors are often required to wear a nametag identifying VISITOR, unless the parent is a frequent volunteer and granted more leniency. Regardless, the tag notifies teachers and children alike that the…
Read MoreUnexpected Side Effects
Did Jesus get tired? We know that God the Father neither slumbers nor sleeps (Psalm 121:4), but did Jesus as the Son of God and the Son of Man suffer physical fatigue? In John’s account of the Samaritan woman at the well, we read about her “happenstantial” meeting with Jesus. …
Read MoreThe Meeting of Opposites
Understanding the complex character of God is one of the believer’s big challenges. The God of the Old Testament seems harsh and unyielding in contrast to the New Testament God of love and grace. This has created such dissonance that many people prefer placing their study focus on the New…
Read MoreWhat’s In Your Hands?
Luke 9:12-17 records Jesus feeding 5000 men with five loaves of bread and two fish. The result was that all ate, everyone was satisfied, and the disciples picked up 12 baskets of broken pieces leftover. Luke didn’t give much detail about the precise way Jesus did this except to say,…
Read MoreDemanded or Freely Given
Have you ever had the experience of offering to do something nice for someone who instead of thanking you, immediately began making demands regarding the gift? An offer of service might be given a hard deadline along with strict performance requirements. An invitation to a meal could lead to the…
Read MoreUnattractive Package
When our grandson was six, he wanted to gift and wrap his own Christmas presents. Many of his gifts came from his collection of “treasures” that ranged from snail shells, to ordinary small rocks, to weathered glass fragments. His unique wrapping method consisted of half a roll of wrapping paper,…
Read MoreWhat Did You Expect?
I don’t really enjoy online shopping, even though it can be very convenient when I know what I want. But much of the time I am gift-shopping, meaning that I invest hours trying to decide what is the most wanted or needed item. Free shipping definitely impacts my decisions as…
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