The other day I was watching a vampire movie. Typical outcome…in the end the vampire was trapped in the light…his skin started to burn…he cried out, “Ahhhhhhhh!”…then poof…he exploded into a pile of dust. Oddly enough, the scene reminds me of something in Ephesians 5:11-13, which says, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds…
I am not very good at fixing automobiles. Fortunately for me, my mechanic attends my church. Whenever one of our cars need something done, I text him. He responds with a date to come pick my car up. Yes, you read that right! My mechanic picks up my car in my driveway! It’s even better….
In my last post I shared my struggle with coveting my neighbor’s lawn. It wasn’t actually his lawn that I wanted–what I was really after was the admiration of all my neighbors. I wanted to be the guy with the best lawn–that’s what I valued. What we value is important to our spiritual growth. This…
I once lived across the street from the guy who had the best lawn in the neighborhood. It was a challenge. More like it was painful! Every time I looked at his lawn and compared it to mine, I wanted his. I wanted his grass bad. During those moments, what is it I valued? On…
Last week, my wife and I were upstairs in our bedroom. When I started to walk out of the room she said, “Honey, can you take that basket of laundry downstairs for me?” No big deal…so I walked ten feet to the laundry basket and ten feet back to the door. As I got to…