Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
In 2004 my wife and I led a small group for young married couples, and during one of the sessions, I read a portion of Corrie ten Boom’s The Hiding Place out loud to the group. It was a section where Corrie’s father, Casper, confronts his family’s pastor, who is unwilling to
“Shame off you,” he said. It was the first time I’d heard that term, and I was a little taken aback until I realized that he was exactly right. Shame is something we wear, like a wet, smelly blanket someone dons for no good reason. Some bully at some point threw it
“He doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” I said to the television. I’d just watched a History Channel exposé on the life of King David. The “expert” theologian made a few comments that were clearly contradicted by scripture, but no matter, the guy was an expert according to the show’s producers, so
in a house of nine, including three fourteen-year-olds and a potty training toddler, six rolls is as low as I like to cut it. So we needed toilet paper. The only problem was, toilet paper is too cheap. … Continue readingThe Price of Panic (A Case Against Hoarding)