Threads Notes

Plugging one hole in a sieve doesn’t make the sieve watertight.

Beware of the clamor of the crowd, even–or especially when they claim a divine mandate. Read 1 Kings 22:1-40 as an example.

We tend to remember snippets of scripture that we want to be true while forgetting those we don’t like and ignoring the story that underlies both.

What the world needs now is stuff, more stuff. That’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.

While the overarching story is about the Divine choice of a king for Israel, the details of the story of Saul and David in 1 Samuel present David as simply the better warrior, tactician, strategist, and politician.

The first key to recognizing and effectively using spiritual gifts in your church is to recognize that all God’s children are gifted by God. Nobody is excluded. Nobody is elite.

While everything is a gift, we are, in fact, gifted. Every one of us.

And I saw a great wonder in the house, Li’l Mo sitting on a table and my missing glasses there beside him. And behold the glasses had not been thrown to the floor. And the whole household wondered after the cat! (With apologies to Revelation.)

Knowing that God is “sovereign over the realm of humanity” (Daniel 4:25) is a framework for confident action, not an excuse for inaction.