Job 34:36 “Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost…” Guilty until proven innocent. No, that’s not a typo. I’d like to say the rush to judgment on people simply accused of wrongdoing is a sign of the times, but viewing others through the prism of “circumstantial evidence” has Continue Reading…
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world….” The classic 1963 movie, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, featured more iconic comedians than any film that’s ever been produced. It also contained more adjectives in its title than most productions. It’s those four adjectives (the mads)that keep echoing in Continue Reading…
Acts 19:40 “As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” Those early Christians had no fear of rocking the boat. They Continue Reading…
2 Thessalonians 2:10 “They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.” “Having allowed oneself to drift, unresisting, unpraying, accepting every half-conscious solicitation from our desires, we reached a point where we no longer believed the Faith,” says one of C.S. Lewis’ characters in his book, Continue Reading…
Judges 17:6 “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” (ESV) Cultural compromise. Underlying uncertainty. Increased immorality. Fickle faithfulness. These characteristics of Jewish society during the time of the Judges could just as easily describe our 21st century conditions. No less Continue Reading…
Joshua 22:22 “The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows!” Did you ever work any of those dot-to-dot pages when you were a child? You move your pencil from one dot to another and by the time you’re finished-viola!-a picture appears. Unless of course, Continue Reading…
John 8:44 “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar Continue Reading…
Isaiah 59:14 “So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.” GK Chesterton writes, “The heavenly chariot flies thundering through the ages, the dull heresies sprawling and prostrate, the wild truth reeling, but erect.” Oh how we underestimate Continue Reading…
Philippians 4:8 “…whatever is true…think about such things.” From drawings of Will Smith’s enlarged ears to Bill Clinton’s bulbous nose and Angelina Jolie’s voluptuous lips…we’ve all seen them: caricatures. A person’s overall appearance is dwarfed in order to accentuate a particular feature. Jutting jaws become “juttier,” toothy grins become Continue Reading…
Luke 7:28 “I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John….” Have you ever struggled with doubting God? Where is your goodness? Why did you let this happen? When will you come? Cynicism erodes our hope; skepticism infiltrates our faith. Add to this Continue Reading…