Tag Archives: It’s not fair

It’s Not Fair! (Friday)

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

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)

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

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)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

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It’s Not Fair (Tuesday)

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

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!

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

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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