Thoughts and Considerations

                                       THE URGENT DUTY OF A DISCIPLE OF JESUS   “I Am the Vine, and you are the branches. He that abides in Me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit, FOR WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING.” John 15:5 “He has shown thee, oh man, what is good and what does the Lord requires of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.” Micah 6:8 “I therefore so run, not as uncertainly, and so I fight, not as one that beats the air; but I keep under my body and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway/disqualified.” 1 Corinthians 9:26-27 INDEX: THE GROOMING OF OUR CHARACTER? THE BALANCE BETWEEN GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY THE STRUGGLES WITHIN, AND YIELDING TO CHRIST JESUS ENDURE...

                                                CAUGHT IN A SPIRAL                                                (For the Local Newspaper)   A potentially dangerous situation in flying is being caught in a spiral. Now recovering from a spiral is very simple, and depending on the stage, rather easy. A spiral occurs when the aircraft is on a banked descending slope. If the aircraft is allowed to continue unchecked it will continue to gain speed and the slope will continue to tighten. In theory, it can get to the point where the pilot will be unable to break out of the spiral and thus plunge to disaster. In the simplest scenario, to recov...

                                       Hate – the Cancer of the Soul and Society                                (For the local newspaper but not yet submitted)   I realize that this is a harsh subject, and most of us feel immune to it, but like a cancer it can grow in us unwittingly, and before we detect it, it can have a firm and lethal grip on us, not only as individuals, but as a society.       Hate can grow from different directions and for various reasons. The scary thing about hate is that it grows subtly and even unnoticed. Initially it may begin as a hurt, an offense, resentment, or a disagreement. Possibly the cause may be justified to some extent, but be assured, hate is easily fed, and ...