Luke 15:3-7 - "And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that li

Luke 15:3-7 - "And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that li

Writing yesterday made me think of a verse. Well, a chapter. I was writing about our service for and to the Lord being a joyous thing, and not grievous. You'll find that post here. As I was working that post over in my mind and heart, even before it was written in draft form, I became preoccupied with I Corinthians 13. Now, I'm not going to quote the whole chapter here. I can't. I'm longwinded enough as it is. But go read it. It's so good. Many of you already know

Someone reminded me of something yesterday. Sometimes our best lessons are learned when we see a bit of ourselves in someone else. Sometimes we see that trait that we fight gone amuck in the life of another person, and God warns us. He shows us what it would look like if we allowed ourselves to live out our natural inclinations. It's funny what people think sin is. Most see it only in terms of bad things that we do. Ask people to tell you what sin is. I guarantee you