2 Corinthians 7:9-19 - "Now I am happy, but not because I hurt your feelings. It is because God used your hurt feelings to make you turn back to him, and none of you were harmed by us. When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don't have anything to feel bad about. But when this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death." Saw that commercial on TV recently of the guy who gets the tattoo on his arm that says, No Regerts. Obviously that is a play on words...

As Barb and I prepare to go out of town tomorrow, I woke up this morning singing an old hymn in my head. The hymn, The Solid Rock, was originally written by a young apprentice cabinetmaker in 1834. It has been redone, re-arranged and added to by many others. You have probably heard the newer versions in the Praise and Worship part of your church services. The song was written by Edward Mote with the chorus being the first part which he wrote one morning on his walk to the shop. By the...

I know everything you have done, and you are not cold or hot. I wish you were either one or the other. But since you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth. You claim to be rich and successful and to have everything you need. But you don't know how bad off you are. You are pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. (Rev 3:15-17) When we are sick, the first thing to do is check the body temperature. In doing that we can see if there is some illness occurring. From a...