Comparison sneaks into my life when I least expect it. I want to know, “Am I OK? Am I cool enough, good looking enough, or smart enough? Rich enough? Do I fit in?” We’re always concerned about that, aren’t we? The only way we think we can figure out...
2 Samuel 7:18-22, (ESV): “Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, ‘Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant’s house...
We’ve all been there. You’re with a friend and having a good time and in a hushed tone you’re asked, “Did you hear . . .?” You tense up. You know what’s coming, but you still lean forward, and you’re served that tasty morsel. You feel the texture, you feel it slide...
I recently saw a license plate frame attached to a very ordinary car. The frame boasted, “I saw it. I wanted it. I threw a fit. I got it!” The car was nothing special, but it appeared the owner was proud to have this prized possession. That license plate holder made...
It was reading day. We filed into the classroom, knowing we had better settle down our 4th grade minds quickly. The shiny square box stood on a table to the side of the teacher’s desk. When we were quiet, we’d be dismissed one by one to stand before that shiny box and...
