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Thought for the Day (Page 176)

What are you advertising?

T-shirts are one of the best means of advertising available.  They’re everywhere!  Go to any public place and you will see shirts advertising Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Budweiser, Heineken, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Heat, Pink for the Cure, etc., etc.  Every shirt sends a message. The reality is that you are sending messages regardless of what kind of shirt…

Ugh, who’s in charge around here?

Mighty king Nebuchadnezzar learned a mighty lesson in Daniel 4.  He told of his dream, in which a watcher came from heaven and said, “Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit…Let it be wet with the dew of heaven, And let him graze with the beasts On the grass of the earth. …

The frustration of dropped calls!

It’s supposed to be the latest and the greatest phone.  The technology is supposed to be the best ever.  Users are supposed to enjoy superior service and amazing advantages.  HOWEVER, there’s something seriously wrong when the people you are talking to cannot hear you or when the new fancy phone cuts off your call altogether and says, “Call failed.”  Frustrating!  This is…

“I’m the only one that matters!”

It is fascinating (and, at times, frustrating) to observe young people today (teenagers, young adults and some children) walking across a street or walking down a street.  I would say that it is a weekly (if not multi-weekly) occurrence that I have to slow significantly and sometimes even come to a complete stop for individuals walking on the street (emphasis on “walking”…

The world has been crucified to me!

What a concept!  In the book of Galatians, Paul makes repeated references to the sanctity of the Christian life, frequently using the word “crucified” to do it.  “I have been crucified with Christ…I live by faith…” (2:20).  “The works of the flesh are…those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  But the fruit of the Spirit is…And those…

Does God hate your singing?

Did you ever have someone ask you (or even tell you) to stop singing because they didn’t like your singing?  Have you ever wondered what the people sitting near you in worship think of your singing?  One or both of these things may have happened to you.  But, what if it was God telling you to stop singing?  What if you wondered…