I know that many people have given up wearing a watch in exchange for a cell phone. However, unless you have your phone out, there’s no way you’re beating me telling the time.
That’s because I usually have a watch firmly implanted on my wrist!
I love watches because all I need to do is glance down at my wrist. And there are plenty of watches, like Bulova automatic watch, that you would think are just great!
Anyone that’s attempted to purchase a new Bible lately has been barraged by not only the multiple translations, but the compilations of Bibles. It’s not just that there are NIV, KJV, NKJV, ESV, CEV, and throw a few more acronyms in that alphabet soup and you get my point. You also have to add that there are Study Bibles, Schofield Bibles, Marriage Bibles, Harmonies of the Gospels, Life Application Bibles, Women’s Bibles, Teens Bibles, Klingon Bibles, etc.
The truth is that the Bible is the number one seller of all time, and even Erasmus, the original author of what we call the “Textus Receptus” (or TR from here on) felt that pressure. The TR is part of the basis of the KJV, and the first revision of that work in Greek was done in six months! Why such haste? Because he wanted to be “first to market” with his work so that he could beat the competition and make profit.
Part of being a Christian family is being in God’s Word. It’s not enough to just show up on Sunday and listen to the preacher, but if we are to learn more about God—who He is and what He has done—we need to put in the time to actually read through His Word.
The same would be the case with studying any other topic.
Barbed wire is an interesting thing. Of it’s own, it’s a good deterrent for cattle, to keep them fenced in. Its pricks are not friendly, but if a cow was determined he could probably get through one of these fences, and then have the whole world as his pasture.
In Romans 1, the Bible speaks of a different kind of fence, a restraint on this world against sin—and thereby against the consequences of sin.
In my self-righteousness, I had a hard time finding one. The truth is, there are many—if we would search His Word.
Author Jerry Bridges shines a light on some of these sins in this convicting book, Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
This past Wednesday night, I gave a talk at my church about being witnesses for Christ. We talked about how we can impact people’s lives at the supermarket and when we go out to eat, but we also, briefly, touched on what we can do at the workplace.
That got me to thinking—how is my reputation in the workplace? Would my coworkers consider me a person of integrity?
Why do we expect men and women to be the same? They aren’t. I know, that statement may surprise some of you, but hear me out.
Ever since the mid 1900’s, what we’ve expected of women has changed. She was no longer allowed to think that her life was complete by simply being a woman and raising a family. Now she had to do all that and have a job outside the home.
