This blog contains comments and teaching regarding living the Christian faith and comments on the intersection of faith and many other aspects of life from pop culture to science. It also has some stories--hopefully they are amusing stories--from my life. ~Dan
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
We would benefit from more kindness
“Kindness” probably doesn’t seem all that flashy or desirable to some folks. It is a characteristic that isn’t as impressive as, let’s say, intelligence, or courage, or great determination. (Or Abs of Steel, for that matter.)
But most of the human beings you and I encounter every day would benefit—some would exceptionally benefit—from a little more kindness coming their way.
“This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.” Zechariah 7:9
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Saturday, January 8, 2022
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Monday, January 3, 2022
Admit it!
Sometimes we will be wrong. It is one of the realities of
being human.
It’s okay to be wrong. But if we discover we are wrong it would be right to admit it, apologize and attempt to move forward correctly in light of the new information.
(I’ve had to do this once or twice.)
(…Okay, more than once or twice. Is it really necessary to count all the times in a specific way?)
The bigger problem is to be wrong, know you’re wrong, and double down on being wrong.
Saturday, January 1, 2022
Looking forward!
In the Bible, we occasionally find life compared to a race.
An important and helpful aspect of successfully running a race involves looking ahead and striving for the goal which lies in front of us. A runner who is continually turning around and looking back loses time. The runner who continually looks back will be less effective.
Followers of Jesus will find that this truth applies to our pursuit of fullness of life in Christ. A new year is upon us. The Apostle Paul cautions us—it is a caution I, personally, need to heed—to forget about the past and look ahead.
“Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” Philippians 3:13-14.
Press on my beloved friends. Forward we go!