Mark's Views, Perhaps — from behind my eyeballs
-Mark Roth, circa Spring 1993
Before speaking to that question, I’ll tell you a bit more about this post by promising to answer three other questions as well:
Yesterday I thought again of the bizarre nature of national Presidential politics in the United States. The towering gullibility of the collective American mind is demonstrably bizarre.
Consider the two-ring caucus presently launching the opening act of Let’s Elect a President 2016.
The hawk-eyed Iowans will gather tonight to chatter and vote their hearts or minds in an effort to select a party standard bearer in each major political party. What comes out of Iowa tonight is supposed to be Really Significant.
Look. I don’t want to be unkind or sarcastic, but I have to be blunt. Iowa is only one of fifty states. What’s with making the results tonight so significant? Weird. Read it all
We can flavor another’s day
By how we act and what we say.
So skip the sour and add some honey;
Embrace the Spirit of Christ to make the day Sonshiny.
Accept no substitutes!
Why leave others with a bad taste? It will go with you as well. Read it all
I thought of this again several times this month already:
That piece of 1 Samuel 15:23 just ain’t complicated at all: God won’t fit in a rebel heart.
Doing church things, saying church words, dressing church clothes, thinking church thoughts — none of them make room for God in a rebel heart.
But broken repentance does. Read it all
“I’ve been there and done that,” I think to myself. “I’ve done what he’s doing and been what he is.”
But times change and needs change. As does standing. As do positions, assignments, and responsibilities. And when the time comes for me to give up long-held things like that, I want to remember again what John the Baptist said: “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30).
I remembered it when I resigned as principal of “my” school.
I remembered it when I encouraged another friend to assume a calling that would diminish “my” role.
I hope I remember it when I’m replaced as chairman of the board I’ve “headed” for over 19 years. Read it all
A few nights ago I read a series of Scripture selections that really blessed me.
I was going to post them at Panting Hart, hoping to bless and encourage others. (Like you, for instance!) But I discovered last night that I’ve already posted them twice there (in 2011 and 2013).
So, I decided to write this short little post here and link to Not Afraid of Evil Tidings and After You Have Suffered Awhile at Panting Hart.
Oh, and here are three pieces to whet your appetite. Read it all
How to better minister to Catholic families experiencing separation, divorce and other problems when the church’s teaching holds that marriage is forever.
Pope Francis asserts marriage is forever at start of family meeting
Going by engagement and wedding announcements I’ve seen over the years, many Christians also believe that marriage is forever. Even plenty of Mennonites hold that view.
If that belief has a Biblical foundation, I don’t know what it is. Do you? Read it all