Feb 24

  • rockinmomma
    rockinmomma added a text contribution Don't let anger get you
    Anger makes us do some pretty irrational things. When we get angry what we want is justice. We forget there is a point of view outside of our own. We become consumed with the person or thing we feel has invoked our wrath. Anger at injustice in and of itself is not a sin. Jesus got angry. How we decide to deal with the things that anger us is where we run into trouble. In Matthew 23 Jesus spoke to the Pharisees and teachers of the law. He calls them blind guides, fools, and vipers. We can eas… Read more »
  • rockinmomma
    rockinmomma added a text contribution Look at where you slipped
    In reading this passage the first thing that comes to mind is an African Proverb that says “Look not at where you fell, but at where you slipped.” The place many of us slip is in believing “its” not that big of a deal. Every moral failure begins with one action. Often that one action in and of itself seems insignificant, not sinful. When we deny those actions we are denying the importance of God’s character shaping us. John is addressing a crowd who is denying their sinfulness. He is helping t… Read more »