Envy and the whack ∙∙ Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. – Galatians 6:4 Genesis 4:2-9 2 When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground. 3 WhenContinue reading “Envy and the whack ∙∙”
Category Archives: 21st Century Biblical Reflections
The patron saint of mediocrity ∙∙
The patron saint of mediocrity ∙∙ But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for the light makes everything visible. – Ephesians 5:13-14 John 3:19-21 19 God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. 20 All who do evil hateContinue reading “The patron saint of mediocrity ∙∙”
We need only ask ∙
We need only ask ∙ Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. – Psalms 25:4 Psalms 143:4-11 4 I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear. 5 I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you haveContinue reading “We need only ask ∙”
Personal achievement ∙∙
Personal achievement ∙∙ In humility, value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. – Philippians 2:3-4 James 4:1-10 1 What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? 2 You want whatContinue reading “Personal achievement ∙∙”
When the going gets tough ∙∙
When the going gets tough ∙∙ So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. – 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Luke 22:39-40, 45-46 39 Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. 40 There he told them, “Pray thatContinue reading “When the going gets tough ∙∙”
