Psalm 119:160 We live in a society right now in which the ultimate wrong is to offend somebody. Everyone is to be accepted, even validated, no matter what they think or believe or even do! Formerly this was called being “politically correct,” but now I think we can just call it being “me.” The individual has become the sole arbitrator of what is right/wrong, good/bad, true/false, etc., for themselves. So since there are no cultural “norms” anymore, it is quite

><> Bad News/Good News Genesis 50:15-21 For the brothers of Joseph, the last seventeen years had been a good ride (Genesis 47:28). They had been living in Egypt with their families and their father under the protective hand of their brother Joseph - the same Joseph whom they had hatefully sold into slavery years before. Now, however, their father Jacob was dead and no longer a buffer between them and the

Hebrews 11:1-3, 6 So, is there a God? Now, you would say (especially if you’re a Christian), of course I believe there is a God. Belief in God is a great thing, even a necessary thing. It’s certainly a whole lot better than “I think there’s a God.” (Hope you’re not there. Hmmm?) We must be careful, however, not to provoke injury by patting ourselves on the back too much for believing in God. What did James write?: “...the demons also believe, and

Colossians 1:13-20 Jesus Christ is the central figure in all that has happened or will happen on the earth. He was instrumental in the creation of all things, everything being made through Him and for Him. He also is the One who continues to hold all things together. How ironic that when He was on the earth very few people recognized Jesus as the One who had created them. Even His close disciples had difficulty in knowing who He was. We would do well to remem

1 John 2:16-17 Living in the world but not being of the world (John 17:14-18) is a very “sticky” business because we need to interact so much with the world to make our way on a daily basis. Food, clothing, shelter, money, vehicle, healthy body, job, education, etc. Even though God blesses us with these things, they are all part of the world structure with which we must interact to do life. John warns the Christian that any of these can become a dang