Monthly Archives: October 2014

It’s Not Fair! (Friday)

    It isn’t unusual for me to prayerfully whine, “It’s not fair!” (usually when I’m sick, or short on cash, or jealous).     God: You never complain when circumstances fall out to your advantage. There’s no protest when someone … Continue reading

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It’s Not Fair! (Thursday)

  Ponder this from Thomas Watson, Puritan preacher from the mid 1600s:     “God intermixeth mercy with affliction: he steeps his sword of justice in the oil of mercy . . .  In the ark there was a rod … Continue reading

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It’s Not Fair! (Wednesday)

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It’s Not Fair (Tuesday)

  Remember the parable of the workers in the vineyard:     Matthew 20:13,15 But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? . . . Or … Continue reading

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It’s Not Fair!

  We hear a lot about what’s fair:     It’s only fair that rich people pay more taxes It’s not fair that she gets money for doing nothing He’s so lucky, it’s not fair that he gets all the … Continue reading

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Heart Check (Friday)

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Heart Check (Thursday)

From Blaise Pascal, mid-1600s: “There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know … Continue reading

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Heart Check (Wednesday)

Confession: I have a consistency problem when it comes to whole-heartedness. It’s a daily (hourly?) problem.     Nobody even listened my idea, Lord. I’m soooo frustrated! (it’s all about me — no heart) Oh, Lord God, you don’t seriously expect me … Continue reading

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Heart Check (Tuesday)

  A quick history of the three kings: (from 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 Kings)   : Saul hid when it was time to be declared king, usurped the role of priest, was subject to mood swings and obsessed with … Continue reading

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Heart Check

Luke 10:27 (NIV) Love the Lord your God with all your heart . . .   So do you?   Most of the time (with occasional lapses) “Half-hearted” would be more accurate My heart’s not in it, truth be told … Continue reading

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