Perspectives

When we get a little older, pension age that is, we often ask people to repeat whatever it is that has been said. I suppose we do that because we want to be sure we understood and got it right – after all, we do not want to go and mess up the story with half-truths.

Looking back to the time when I was a young person, I often did odd or strange things to find out if God would approve of my decision.

The story that Christianity must tell sounds at times as being foolish to those who are perishing. And the reason being that it shows how mere human wisdom and understanding is almost certain to fail.

Have you ever noticed how earthly minded we are? Most of the time, my attention is centred on things right around me. Perhaps that should not be a surprise. After all, we are earth dwellers.

What makes a person humble? Have you ever felt humbled when you discovered that you had the privilege of, let us say, “teaching some very profound truth?”

Jesus certainly was not like some of our modern-day TV Evangelists. No one can ever say that they have been fooled into believing Christ.

Should I be bold enough, and claim to be a Christian, well, then I ought to be a good Christian! My Bible even says that I am not to slander anybody.

Ever have the desire deep down in your heart to go to church, and you wonder why? Well, personally, it makes me feel kind of good inside – and besides, it puts a song into my heart. It makes us want to be thankful.

Do away with falsehood is what the Bible teaches – does that mean lying? Oh yes, there are many ways of lying – turn on the TV we soon hear folks shred the truth. Sometimes deliberate – premeditated – thought-out lies.

Doubt comes to us when we reach the limits of our understanding. When we encounter unexpected hardship. There have been times when we prayed for something noteworthy but somehow the opposite became apparent.