Does my life have a purpose & meaning? Does what I do or say even matter? Ever heard of Edward Lorenz? Probably not. He is the scientist who first proposed a theory that became known as the “butterfly effect” in 1963. The butterfly effect basically states that a small change in one system can have…
My son is a senior in the chemical industrial hygiene program at the University of North Alabama (which kind of makes this former chemistry teacher proud!). He has enlightened me about a concept called “Risk Versus Benefit”. Risk versus Benefit involves weighing the negative risks associated with a particular activity against the potential benefits the activity…
Do you remember the old Barbara Streisand song called “The Way We Were”? Well, Paul uses a similar phrase in Romans 5, but the verb tense is a little different. On three different occasions in this chapter, Paul uses the phrase “While we were…” The song title indicates a past tense state of being, while…
Feet come in all sizes, shapes, and forms. They carry us where we need to go and when they hurt, our whole body hurts! Some people are pretty repulsed by even thinking about touching someone else’s feet. But our Lord laid aside every ounce of pride and washed His disciples’ big ole feet! I have…
As I continue to study the book of Hosea, I am so touched in how Hosea pursued his wife, even through her harlotry. It caused me to ask, “Why did God tell Hosea to take a wife of harlotry”? God wanted Hosea to live out the same thing He was living out in pursuing the…
This little t-shirt has gotten quite a bit of attention on my Facebook page tonight. One of my sweetest friends, Jo Lynn, stopped by my house this afternoon and gifted it to me. I had heard about the shirt from the “2 sexiest fat men alive”, better known as Rick and Bubba. This is a…