Jesus got it all wrong. Wasn’t He was supposed to come as a king? That’s what everyone was taught. They were taught that Someone was coming to rescue them from the oppression of their enemies; out from under the thumb of the Roman Empire. He comes to the earth with neither pomp nor grandeur. Born…
Author: Joshua
Since 2001, Joshua has been writing his musings on life, liberty and the pursuit of godliness on this little blog. It's full of all kinds of fun little adventures and wisdom nuggets but mostly just the journey of a man through life.
Lenten Reflection XI: Established
Thoughts on Psalm 119:89-90 Whenever I am driving around town, there’s a shop that always catches my eye. It’s called Mattress FIRM. I’m not sure why they have chosen to emphasize the word firm (complete with a sweeping underscore on the logo), because some people like soft mattresses. A lot of people don’t like the…
Lenten Reflection X: Painting the Closet — a Lesson in Humility
The lamp of the Lord searches the spirit of a man, it searches out his innermost being — Solomon (Proverbs 20:27) The thing about tool rooms is they are like a treasure trove of amazing stuff that you collect because you might need at some point (and often do). We have such a tool room…
Lenten Reflection IX — Generosity & Gratitude
It’s the second week of Lent, Day 14. Today we focus on gratitude. Yesterday was the last day of February and a day to observe the first of the spring Ember Days. There are three objectives for Embers Days during this time: the first is to thank God for the season of Spring — the…