The Holy Thief

Word 8 of the Ten is "You shall not steal." I am thankful that Jesus stole. He stole my sins at the cross. He stole Satan's dream of power by walking out of His tomb. He stole the ease of legalism by "filling full" the commandments ["You have heard it said...but I say....]. He stole fear by letting me know how the story will end. He stole my heart...he stole my heart...he stole my heart!

The Ten Words

I am preaching through the Ten Commandments or the Ten Words. As I decided to do this series I thought I knew 'em and kept 'em pretty good. Let's see, I only have one God, check; no idols, hmm...; don't misuse God's name, not too often...; remember the Sabbath, man this is tougher than I thought...; honor your father and mother, check; don't murder, by OT standards I'm gold...; don't commit adultery, Jesus really messed me up on this one...; don't steal, excuse me I need to download something real quick...; don't lie, I keep all the commandments...; don't covet, but I really need some new clubs, mine don't hit it straight! I have come to realize that I am the "rich young man" of Matthew 19. All these I have kept--as long as "kept" is a relative term like idols, murder, adultery, steal, lie, covet... These Ten Words are pretty humbling! Thank God for grace, mercy and the gospel.

Worship

"Worship is nothing less than offering our whole world back to God. As such, it must involve and include all the elements of life and spirituality, not just religious practices--as if politics, economics, sexuality, and such are somehow excluded from God's insistence of wholeness before him." [From Untamed by Alan and Debra Hirsch]

Charlie Screen

I have a great idea! I think this is the big one that's going to make me a winner! It is a new device that you install on your computer, TV and smart-phone to screen out all things Charlie Sheen. This might be as big a seller as the "no cussing" do-hickey for TVs! I'm so excited! Now if I can just convince the "goddess" I live with to buy in...