Misjudge God; Mistreat Others

Micah 2:7 O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? All of us probably know the feeling of going to church and having someone thrust their phone in your...

Joy in Nothing?

Amos 6:13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? It is amazing how little it takes to make us happy and how little it takes to make us sad. We have a sunny day, ice cream, a little free time, or some good...

What About Your Heart?

Amos 5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! To what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. It is easy to be indignant today. It is easy to be self-righteous. It is easy to look at the news and think how wicked the world is and...

God Does Not Lose

Amos 4:12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. My grandfather used to tell a story about his father, William Rice, who had been a cowboy and a lay preacher. In Decatur, Texas, where my...

God Chastens Because He Loves

Amos 3:2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. There are two kinds of preacher’s kids in this world. I know that because I am a preacher’s son, a preacher’s grandson, and a preacher’s great...