The Simple Life

God loves, God gives. Think of it. God, because of His tremendous love gave and continues to give. In the beginning He gave by creating an atmosphere that would be conducive to meaningful relationships He gave us significance by allowing us to call a spot in this universe home, and by choosing to walk with us. He gave us time, a new invention that could be invested or squandered. He gave us beauty, in the universe, the earth and in each other. He gave us opportunity to live with purpose. He gave us choice so that we could love. He gave us a real fight so that the victory could be extremely sweet. God gave us His Word. God gave us a host of examples in life to follow and to avoid. He gave us His son, who would come and give and give and give until He had nothing more He could give. He gave us an example of what absolute power and authority looks like and how it should be used. He gave meaning to every breath, to every life, to every death. He gives us hope, i

Keeping It Simple Sometimes I think we make the simple complicated.   It seems that whenever I want to enjoy a hot dog, there is always someone around to tell me a plethora of reasons why I will be suffering if I eat that hot dog. I guess my simple mind is thinking of being hungry and trying to fight starvation, rather than the ramifications of non- organic beef, chicken, and pork. Perhaps, at times, to know more than one needs to know is good. If the hot dog, long- term, is actually detrimental to my health, I would be wise to listen to the argument. However, for me, if I trusted the person and they were not a competing brands hot dog salesman, a simple warning could suffice, and more than that becomes information overload. I often see Christians in the marketplace complicating the simple. We so often want to argue points, quote Scripture, and give history lessons, when the one we are talking to may not be interested in such enormous amounts of