April 2012
Shame is a good thing – as long as one is ashamed about the right thing. Today shame has been turned on its head. People are ashamed about minor things and not ashamed over major things. In our passage the apostle Paul basically says “shame on you” to the believers living in Corinth. Why? Because they were not living up to the truth of the Resurrection. It is good to be ashamed when…
According to a recent Gallup Poll, “Americans are smiling less and worrying more than they were a year ago, happiness is down and sadness is up, we are getting less sleep and smoking more cigarettes, and depression is on the rise." Why? The answer appears to have to do with uncertainty. We are less certain than before. Certainty is down, uncertainty is up, and that makes us sad. Is there a cure? There sure is…
Today is Palm Sunday, the day we celebrate the time our Lord entered Jerusalem on a donkey to the acclaim of the crowds. To honor Him they threw palm branches and clothing before Him – the original red carpet treatment! Yet He knew that in just one short week many of that same crowd would be calling to crucify Him. What drove Him forward knowing as He did what lay ahead? The answer is in just one word: JOY!
