“THE RIGHT ANGLE”

“One of the criminals hanging next to Jesus insulted him: “Aren’t you the Christ?  Save yourself and us!”  Responding, the other criminal spoke harshly to him, “Don’t you fear God, seeing that you’ve also been sentenced to die?  We are rightly condemned, for we are receiving the appropriate sentence for what we did.  But this man has done nothing wrong.”  Then he said,...

“PERSPECTIVE SKETCHES”

“There was a man of the Pharisee sect, Nicodemus, a prominent leader among the Jews.  Late one night he visited Jesus and said, “Rabbi, we all know you’re a teacher straight from God.  No one could do all the God-pointing, God-revealing acts you do if God weren’t in on it.” (John 3:1-2 The Message Bible) The Lord used three things to inspire the writing of today’s meditation. ...

“ON GETTING HIGH!”

“The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens.” (Psalm 113:4 NKJV) Before I confess, let me point out that on a recent, televised interview, featuring a well-known celebrity, this famous person responded to the question, “Do you ever shop at thrift shops?’ with the response, “Of course!”  Now my confession, “I do to!”  I am how one of my friends...

YOU ARE THE DECIDING VOTE

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience.  And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand.  When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” (I Corinthians 10:13 NLT) Two elementary children are walking to school in 1961.  There was no bus picking you up.  You walked to the school in your...

THE OFFSPRING’S RESPONSE

“Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way,we never give up.  We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God.  We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this.” (2 Corinthians 4:1-2 NLT) A young man is often told by his father when he announces the destination to which he is headed, “Be...