Month: March 2011

Forgive and Forget About It

Forgive and forget.  Someone asked me if this was in the Bible. After a pause, I shouted, “I think I know what my next blog will be about!” Truth be told, I thought it was a principle found in the Bible. I mean, shouldn’t we forgive as God forgives...

God give us to strength to stand under Chevettes

God will never give us more than we can bear. I heard this one a lot – especially as a chaplain. Sometimes it was uttered in a desperate search to find comfort in the midst of overwhelming tragedy. Sometimes people use it to console others. Most believe they are...

Everything Happens For a Reason (or so they reason)

Everything happens for a reason or so the saying goes. But in a world filled with meaningless violence and natural disasters, can this saying really be true? And is there Scriptural basis for this claim? Before we determine whether this statement is true or not, we must determine what...

Is there something in my hair?

Judge not lest you be judged. How many Christians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Ten, one to change the light bulb and nine to judge whether he did it right. Many of you laughed, some of you winced because the simple fact is that Christians...