My husband and I were in a restaurant, and my order was wrong. When I asked the waitress for help, she said, “Oh, I was trying to go too fast.” So, I waited for the correct order, the cook had to prepare another meal, the restaurant’s food costs doubled, and the waitress had to serve me twice. Haste makes waste rings true again. But that was just a meal. Two years ago, my ophthalmologist told me I needed cataract surgery,…..
Growing up is complicated. It takes a while. For some of us, it takes a lot longer than for others. Does God expect us to grow up? Yes. In Ephesians 4:15, He tells us “Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is, Christ.” Paul warns us about needing the ‘milk’ of the gospel and not growing up enough to accept ‘solid food’ from the Word of God. So,…..
In “Choosing Life.” I told you that everything I learned, I learned from the movies. As a young girl, I would watch ‘old movies’ after my folks went to bed. By ‘old movies’ I mean movies from the 40’s and 50’s. They were made before special effects and gruesome violence, so they depended on good stories, interesting characters, and happy endings. I remember one movie about a young woman who wanted to marry a rich man. She went to a…..