Have you ever watched the show American Pickers on the history channel? Two guys, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, travel the United States looking in old barns and dusty attics, picking through endless piles of junk, all in search of that one-of-a-kind item, that rare find, that real treasure.
People make all kinds of plans. We have plans for our money. We have plans for our children.
In a song that was popular a few years ago, Katy Perry sings, “Let’s go all the way tonight. No regrets. Just love. We can dance until we die. You and I will be young forever.”
When God created the world, he made mankind the crown of his creation. Man is distinguished from the rest of the creation by the way that he was created.
We pray so often in life, “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.” We sing hymns like “Forgive us, Lord”, and include the topic in studies for young & old.
Here we go again! Might that thought have flitted through your mind? Here we go again with another “foolish Peter” story.
The Christian life is a lot like the stock market. What do I mean by that? Well, if you look at the history of the stock market over a period of many years, you will see that it consistently trends upwards.
Does this sound like you?
“I feel guilty about not making a better effort at sharing my faith. I get so nervous because I am not sure what to say.
God’s people had hit rock bottom. It was their own fault.
