I am sure that every one of us can think of some way in which we were born disadvantaged… whether physically, intellectually, economically, socially, or some other way… things that we had no control over. But I am just as certain that we also know that each of us was born with many advantages that […]
Injustice? Or Covetousness?
Jesus was no stranger to social and economic injustice. And He taught on it from quite a few different angles in the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5, 6, & 7); and the sermon on the plain (Luke 6). Anyone who’s familiar with those scriptures, knows that what Jesus taught is quite the opposite of […]
Who Is Disadvantaged?
Example #1: Saul of Tarsus / the apostle Paul. Did he grow up privileged? or DISadvantaged? As a young man, everybody would have said he had it made… the privileged of the privileged. Born in the right family, the right stock, the right tribe. Grew up under all the right traditions. Got the best education. […]
To Will And DO.
Want to do something really meaningful, and pleasing to the Lord, but don’t see it happening? Don’t know what to do, or where to start? How about starting by thanking God that He is ALREADY working in you! You WANT to please God? That’s GOD, at work in you! Philippians 2: 13 says, “For it […]
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