Chapter 21 Meanings I’m No Murderer The chapter opens with Adam terrified of the Ruler’s justice and striving to justify himself on the basis that he hadn’t acted on his murderous thoughts. Yet his guilt remained. This illustrates Jesus’ teaching that sins of the...
The Definition of Maturity Maturity is when you go from living by feelings to living for feelings. A child (or an immature adult) lives by feelings. He has an impulse, and he acts on it. He feels like putting something in his mouth, so he puts it in his mouth. He...
Chapter 19 Meanings Walk with the Wind The saying, “Walk with the wind and you won’t want the fruit,” illustrates Galatians 5:16. “I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16). What an amazing promise!...
For the audio version of this post, click here. Gratitude vs. Greed What do you do when you open a present and it’s not what you wanted? What’s the right way to respond—the godly way? What’s the wrong way to respond? Would it be fair to say the right response is...
Chapter 17 Meanings The Banquet Halls The banquet halls stand for individual churches, and the weekly meals represent Sunday worship services where teachers and preachers “serve up” God’s grace to the people like table waiters. This is why I depicted church leaders as...
I have a bone to pick with young me. The teenage version of me had a lot of fun playing the trumpet in jazz band, but now middle-aged me has to wear hearing aids. On the other hand, I do appreciate younger me’s choice in a wife and career. Thank you for that,...
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