Back in January, I made a mistake that I’ve been paying for it ever since. I’ve had a credit card for years—decades, really. I put just about everything* on that card: insurance, healthcare payments, subscriptions, gas, and all our ordinary shopping. It’s a simple way to consolidate my spending records. I rarely carry cash and use the card wherever it’s accepted without an added fee. If it’s the same price for cash or credit, I figure I may as well…
I’m a sucker for chocolate. At home, after the kids and Pam have gone to bed, I’ve been known to sneak into the baking cabinet and scarf down a handful of Toll House semi-sweet chocolate chips right from the bag. Don’t hate. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Then there’s Isaac’s office. He has this basket where candy accumulates—Hershey’s minis- dark chocolate, milk chocolate, Krackles, Mr. Good Bar, Twix, Kit Kats, and if you’re lucky, a few miniature Reese’s Peanut…
“Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the Lord.” – Isaiah 31:1 The situation for Israel was dire. The Assyrian empire was the dominant world power, and its brutal military machine was on a rampage, swallowing up nations like a California wildfire. The northern kingdom…
Sometimes when I read the Bible, I come across a verse that sounds great (I mean, how could it not—it’s the inspired Word of God), but after I read it, I’m left wondering, “And how exactly does that work?” Psalm 8:2 is one of them. It says: “Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because Jesus quoted it when the chief…