Tag: secretstolife

Less God, More Chaos

It’s pretty simple: The less God there is in this world the more chaos we see around us. As we push God out of our lives bad things happen. The world gets darker and we get lost. Wars, shootings, and downright hatred on the streets. That’s defining our world today because we choose to push God away. When you extinguish a light you are left with darkness. Simple. Continue reading “Less God, More Chaos”

What Jesus Said About Guns

“Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” Matthew 26:52

Substitute the word “sword” with “gun.” Jesus was pretty clear in what He said. And he’s speaking to us as we are perishing from guns.

Once again, pretty simple. Then again, God made life to be so very simple. We are the ones who complicate it.

God is Love—Which is Why There is Little Love in This World.

John said it best and very simply—God is love. (1 John 4:8). It could not be simpler. God is pure love—the essence of what love is. There is a reason why we find so little love in the world today. We have shut God out of our lives. Continue reading “God is Love—Which is Why There is Little Love in This World.”

Seeing Souls

We judge books by their covers, without reading the book itself. We do the same with people—we look  at the physical without trying to see the soul. And I admit that I am the worst offender. Sometimes I don’t even get past the clothes! Continue reading “Seeing Souls”

Jesus the Loser

Walked around the desert for 3 years and on several occasions they tried to stone him and throw him off a cliff. He ended up being beaten, spit on, hung from a cross. Judging by the world’s standards—especially in today’s world—Jesus is a loser. The biggest loser. Continue reading “Jesus the Loser”

Simple Life, Simple Secrets

Life should be so very simple. God means life to be simple. We are the ones who complicate it. Our lives start out as a clean closet that we keep piling junk into daily. Before long that empty closet is stuffed with junk and overflowing.

I have found 7 very simple secrets to a simple life: Continue reading “Simple Life, Simple Secrets”

In the Beginning… Amen. First and Last Words of the Bible and Your Life.

The first and last words in the Bible are, “In the beginning” and “Amen” (Genesis 1:1 and Revelation 22:21). The lessons in between those words are a lesson on life. And each of our lives start with “In the beginning…” and end in “Amen.” In between is the story of each of our lives. How we live—what we learn from the lessons in the Bible, if anything—is the story of our life.

“Amen” and life is over but then a new life begins. Where we spend that life in eternity depends on how we live this life and what we have leaned from beginning to Amen end.

Something to reflect on this weekend. Have a great one!

You and I Hung Jesus on the Cross

Make no mistake about it—You and I absolutely hung Jesus on the cross. We were there pounding in the nails and hoisting that cross up to leave Jesus hanging to die. Sounds like crazy talk and some religious mumbo-jumbo? It isn’t. We were there along with every other person dead, alive, and to come.

On this Good Friday, it’s at least one day we should remember that Jesus died for everyone—and to take our sins and wipe them away. So, unless you have never sinned, you were part of that crucifixion. As was I.

Something to think about today. Worth pondering the sacrifice Jesus made for us, what it is all about, and why He made it. Then, simply say “thanks!”

Finding Our Lost God

Look at the world: God is Lost. Meaning, we have lost God. God never loses us. We lose God. Look at Brussels today, Paris yesterday, the world in general. We have lost God. Worse yet, we have shut God out of our lives. And as we shut the door more on God we shut out the light in the world. The result is that world is getting darker. Not my speculation. Look around you. Fact. Continue reading “Finding Our Lost God”