God said it, I believe it, that settles it for me!
Author Scot McKnight, in “The Blue Parakeet” (Zondervan, 2008), argues that this time-honored approach to the Bible is inadequate. Its weakness is exposed when we stumble upon the “blue parakeets” of Scripture. Review of “The Blue Parakeet” – #1
(Based on Ps. 23 & 19)
LORD, because of your devotion to us, there is no item this morning on our “I-need” list. Yes, we have many items on our “I-want” list. We want much. But because you have dedicated yourself to us, we need nothing.
A lot of us are busy. We usually think the cause is our circumstances–too many demands on our time. This author suggests the problem may be us–too many appetites that lead us to say “yes.”
The cartoon “Non – Sequitur” once ran a series of cartoons illustrating why husbands and wives struggle to communicate. Here’s the first one: A husband is walking past his wife who lies in bed sick. An explanatory balloon above them has these words: What she heard…. The husband says, “You don’t expect me to take care of the kids, clean the house and make dinner do you?” That’s what she heard. But in the next frame, the balloon has these words: What he said… And the man says, “Feeling any better honey?”
The Offering: How Relationships Transform When You Offer Passion (Rom. 12:1-2, 9-10a)