Tag: James 4:17
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Do what you know is right…
I was a teenager when I decided I should stop reading the Bible. I blame James. Or maybe my youth pastor, because he was likely preaching on James 4:17 and bringing this to my attention: “Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin” (NASB). Except […]
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Close your eyes and drink deeply…
Sometimes I have to force myself to do what’s good for me. Like going back to work after a four-day weekend. Yesterday, in fact, I found myself in the health club’s locker room saying, “I don’t want to go to school today.” Our entire town had taken the day off to celebrate the university’s homecoming […]
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The road to hell and other consequences…
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I would suggest the road to other consequences is paved with the same. When I begin to instruct my 16-year-old son, he stops me with an escalating, “I know. I know!” And I respond to him, “Knowing doesn’t mean a thing if it doesn’t […]