A Raging Fire

James 3:6 says, “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.” I learned firsthand about fire as a boy driving a wheat truck in […]

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Tear Time

In II Timothy 1:4, we find these words of Paul, “
being mindful of thy tears
” When I was a boy in the second grade, I lived in southern California next door to a swimming pool. It was so wonderful. I couldn’t swim, but I could dog paddle. I loved the water. I would dive off

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Silent Love

Revelation 8:1 says, “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” This silence comes between two great pictures. In Revelation 7:9-17, we see the multitude, Christ’s Bride, standing before the throne. It is a beautiful sight. Following this, there is silence in heaven

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Strike Three!

A baseball player batting

2 Peter 3:17 states, “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.” Why does baseball have the “three strikes and you’re out” rule? Why not allow only one pitch? “One strike and you are out” would

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A Thin Slice

Matthew 15:32 says, “Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, ‘I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.’” As a young boy, I enjoyed the week-long camping and

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Swing It!

Boy playing on swing

The swing was the best playground equipment invented. It was the way Tarzan got around in the jungle. The principle of “centrifical” force, swinging from a certain point, doesn’t exist. What? How about the tether ball, the merry go round, or even the teeter totter? What about the sling David used to kill Goliath?  As

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Asleep at the Switch

Girl sleeping on a desk

This term came from the railroad days of the 19th century. At the critical moment, the switchman was needed to switch the track and change the course of the train. Waiting for that critical moment was the boring part of the job. Staying awake was also part of the job. I can identify with this.

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Come Home

Man walking with suitcase into paradise

Did you ever run away from home? Many young people have. When things get overwhelming at home, the thought might cross our mind. Adults can also run away from home.  One New Year’s Eve, just before midnight, I received a desperate phone call. As a young pastor of a small church, I had organized a

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Spit in my Face!

Has anyone ever spit in your face? In these “Covid days” it might actually be a crime. I’m not talking about someone that sprays when they talk, but intentionally spitting. Years ago this issue arose (pun intended). It happened on my school bus. I sat in the driver’s seat watching the students board the bus

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