Category: Judgment
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Evil’s Collapse
In Disney’s animated children’s film The Lion King Mufasa’s reign over the Pride Lands was usurped by his brother Scar. Scar was the conniving, manipulative, ignoble brother who lusted to rule. His useful idiot minions, the hyenas, did Scar’s bidding in his scheme to seize power.
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Good News or Bad News
Have you ever built a human pyramid? It’s a fun activity when young people get together. I always found myself on my hands and knees at the bottom of such construction projects.
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One Last Opportunity
Many of us have seen videos of people getting what they deserve. A porch pirate is caught in the act by an armed home owner. A convenience store holdup ends when a bystander draws his weapon to the surprise of the the robber.
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What They Deserve
As I drove home along one of the city’s main roads one night, I became a bit irritated that the car in my rearview mirror was tail-gating me. He wasn’t just uncomfortably close; he was dangerously close.
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Heaven Speaks
Wouldn’t we all prefer to live in a world without wrath? Typically, our encounters with wrath are at the hands of family, neighbors and coworkers. Or we witness it in political leaders, social media figures, protesters and the like.
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The Time Has Come
When my daughter was a young teen, she called to ask if she could go out with a couple of her friends. I don’t remember the details of the request or my reasons for saying no, but that was my answer.
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Anger Satisfied
When is chaos ever enjoyable? When is disorder a positive experience? Aren’t chaos and disorder circumstances we try to avoid? Have you ever wished for chaos? Do you ever look forward to disorder with hope?
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Valued, Gathered, Safeguarded
On a trip to Oklahoma I asked an old farmer what crops he grew (mostly wheat and corn). During our conversation I brought up what a marvel the harvest combine is. This machine is called a combine because it combines the steps of cutting, threshing and winnowing all in one…
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Reclaiming His World
In the prelude to the battle of Jericho the Israelites marched around the city in silence once a day for six days. Only the sound of trumpets was heard. If I had been in Israel’s army, I would have had questions. What is this accomplishing?
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That’s Enough
When I was a small child, I remember my parents sometimes spelling words to communicate their plans to each other, plans that they wanted hidden from me and my brothers. We knew what they were doing and it tormented us not to know what was going on.
A Revelation Invitation 