Summary: What's your worst habit? What's the worst habit your loved one has, the one that irritates you so much that you contemplate murder? How likely is it that either you or they will change your ways? If you answered not likely, then congratulations, you are like most people in the world - you just … Continue reading Cycles…Cycles (Exodus 8)
Summary: I'm not the best conversationalist. Sure, I do okay, but there are times when the words that come out of my mouth are downright embarrassing. The absolute worst is when I am mid-conversation and I can feel it starting to happen. All of a sudden I don't know what else to say, yet my … Continue reading The Worst Of Me (Genesis 30)
Summary: I kind of hate to be praised. I mean, okay, of course I like it when people admire something I'm doing or tell me that I'm working hard and doing a good job. But I also feel the pressure go up just the tiniest notch when I get that little bit of adulation. What … Continue reading I Can Do Bad All By Myself (Genesis 26)
Summary: Injustice is a terrible thing. But it is everywhere. It seems as if people are suffering from it now more than ever, but that isn't true. We've always had it pretty bad. There has always been bias. There has always been selfishness. There has always been bribery and greed and outright evil. Yet without … Continue reading The Problem With Our Justice System (Genesis 20)
Summary: Is there anything more exciting than a new start? When the new year begins we all make resolutions. When a new semester begins at school, we buy new planners and carefully put our schedules together. It's so fun to imagine the new and improved versions of ourselves, but a lot of times our improvements … Continue reading The Faith To Question (Genesis 18)
Summary: We're always looking forward to a better version of life. We look forward to not being single, being skinnier, landing a better job, moving someplace nicer, visiting someplace awesome. Yet we rarely think about the issues and struggles that come with those life upgrades. They'd be different problems, yeah, but they'd still be problems. … Continue reading A Tale Of Two Blessings (Genesis 13)
Summary: You know anybody whose kids are just straight up bad? The kid never sits down. The kid never shuts up. Won't a day go by without the kid getting spanked or punished. These last few chapters of Genesis have reminded me of a bad kid. God's people won't stop messing up! First they ignore … Continue reading A Promise (Genesis 9)
What now? That is one of the scariest questions I know. It is usually asked after something terrible happens - a car wreck, a natural disaster, a presidential election gone wrong. It is a question that is asked because the answer is not immediately apparent. People ask what now because they don't know what to … Continue reading The Waiting Game (Genesis 8)
Summary Doom. Filmmakers are obsessed with it. Apocalyptic movies delineating the many disasters that could bring about the end of the world abound. Some of them wax poetic - great acting and cinematography combine to send an absolute chill down your spine as you watch the worst possible event play out on a screen before … Continue reading A Storm Is Coming (Genesis 7)
Summary Imagine this: you and your friends and family are among the (relatively) small number of humans on planet Earth. You guys are all beautiful, healthy (plant-based diets for the win, also no chemicals or pesticides), powerful, and intelligent. You are all going to live for a very long time. What would you do with … Continue reading A Decision (Genesis 6)
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