Threads Notes

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.

When Elijah, fleeing from Jezebel, stops under a bush in the desert and says he’s done, God sends an angel, not to condemn him, but to give him food and tell him he’s not alone.

“The only things found in the middle of the road are a yellow stripe and dead skunks” is a saying that supports control by ridiculing those who seek dialog and common ground.

The fact that we get Christmas movies all year long, but that Good Friday and Easter movies are not so numerous should tell us something. Good often grows after hardship and tragedy, but we often prefer not to think about it.

Watch out for the “infallible fallacy fallacy.”

Biblical advice for the internet: “Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness, less you also become like him. Answer a fool according to his foolishness, lest he view himself as wise.” (Proverbs 26:4-5)

Note to self: It’s easier to preach trust in God than to practice trust in God.

The trouble with thinking of the church as a hospital is that we immediately think of ourselves as doctors and nurses and “those other people” as the patients. No! I am a patient who can sometimes function as a healer only by God’s grace.

The most ungodly thing in Christianity these days is the (unwritten but actual!) pastor’s job description. Pastors should equip, members do, leaders step in to make it easier for the pastor.

Miraculous signs do not infallibly signal truth. Read Deuteronomy 13:1-5.