DON’T BE HYPOCRITICAL

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” (James 1:22 NLT Version) This is your Monday Short meditation. It involves a quote from one of the well-known Wyatt Earp movies. Incidentally, I am always amazed that my father, although somewhere when he was between five and six years old, Wyatt Earp was still alive. Isn’t that...

“WHEN MY DADDY HAD A JOB!”

“Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don’t make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the God who made you won’t be applauding. When you do something for someone else, don’t call attention to yourself. You’ve seen them in action, I’m sure—‘playactors’ I call them—treating prayer meeting and street corner alike as a stage, acting...

YOU CAN’T MAKE UP THIS STUFF!

“They claim that they know God, but their actions deny it.” (Titus 1:16 a GNT) There are times when I have to depend on my experience to introduce a story relevant to the thought that I want you to meditate on.  There are other times where I challenge myself to use the gifts that the Lord has blessed me with to write an original story to get your attention.  The best time is when...