The Beach

For man is born for trouble, as sparks fly upward.  Job 5:7 NASB \Trouble – Where do you like to vacation?  The mountains?  The beach?  All those idyllic photos in travel magazines of beautiful blue water and white sand.  Colorful umbrellas above nicely padded lounge chairs with a cold beverage close at hand.  Warm days and…

I’ve Had Enough

The sons of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned, do to us whatever seems good to You; only please deliver us this day.”  So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and He could bear the misery of Israel no longer. Judges 10:15-16 NASB Bear the misery – Do you think…

Work Hard, Play Hard?

There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, Ecclesiastes 2:24 ESV Toil – “Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go.” Ah, the naiveté of those seven dwarfs in the Disney…

Double Trouble

For man is born for trouble, as sparks fly upward. Job 5:7 NASB Trouble – “Don’t give me yours. I have enough of my own.” That’s right. Each one of us has enough trouble to last us all the days we live. It’s just part of being in this world. Don’t’ believe it? Try this….