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Parable of the Talents, Part 1

Sunday school was interesting yesterday. Not that it isn’t usually, it was just different. In Matthew 25:14-30, Jesus tells a parable about what the kingdom of Heaven is like, and talks about using resources. Before we get started, I have found that not everyone...

Following Instructions

Some people love following instructions. Some people hate it. Some people use instructions more as guidelines. But there are times when instructions must be followed exactly or you will not get the intended result. For example, sometimes when baking or making candy,...

Out of the Past

We all have past actions and choices that we regret. We have things about which we’re not proud. We have life experiences where we messed up. Sometimes we’d like to forget, or at least leave it in the past where it should be. But isn’t it so easy to...

Enjoyable Crops

Sin is fun. If it weren’t, we wouldn’t have such a hard time resisting it, would we? But we often forget that the end result is not fun at all. Sin is fun when you start and while you do it, but by the time you get to the “rewards” it promised,...

When God Cannot Give to You

I was perusing through some notes and one stuck out: Where the kingdom of God is rejected, it is inappropriate for the King to share its new life and joy. God offers and shares His love freely. He wants us all to be rescued from sin so we can be in Heaven with Him....