The crucifixion of Christ on the cross was one of the great paradoxes of all human history.
By definition a paradox is “a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.” Jesus often spoke truths that contained a paradox. Here are three examples. Continue reading
Filed under Cross, It's Friday. But Sunday's Coming!
A small boy once approached his slightly older sister with a question. “Susie, can anybody ever really see God?” he asked. Busy with other things, Susie curtly replied: “No, of course not, silly. God is so far up in heaven that nobody can see him.” Continue reading
My friend, former Florida College classmate, and fellow preaching colleague, Steve Wolfgang, posted a comment to Monday’s blog “Just Be Nice.” He writes,
Thanks, Ken, for a very needful “challenge!” Sometimes it is all too easy to let life’s daily grit abrade our spirits and make us cranky, petulant, and impolite — whether with strangers, Christians, or even our families. Continue reading
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Tonight as I write this post for Tuesday’s blog I am surrounded by stuff. Over 250 boxes of stuff! Well, that is what happens when you’re married for 43 years! You acquire a lot of stuff. Atlas has estimated that we have over 20,000 pounds of stuff. And what is this stuff? Continue reading
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While we were packing the other day our son, Kenny, came across a bumper sticker that read, “Just be nice.” Three simple words yet profound in their understanding and powerful in their application. Continue reading
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There is a scene in the movie Jaws, when they are out on the boat hunting for the killer shark. They’re chatting after supper and begin to compare scars and tell war stories
Each one is trying to out do the other with a scarier story and a bigger scar. One guy says he cut his leg on a reef while scuba diving. The second guy shows his scar when he was bitten by a shark. Finally the third guy opens his shirt and points to his chest. “What happened? Did you have a bypass or something? They ask. Continue reading
Filed under Cross, It's Friday. But Sunday's Coming!
Today I had my lanai and screens power washed. I watched in amazement as the screens had that film of mildew, dust and dirt washed off. What a difference! This was something I knew that I needed done, but didn’t realize how badly it was needed. Continue reading
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