The Simple Life

Liar, Liar, Life on Fire Matthew 11:16-19  But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, “We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.”  For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds. A generation that decides what is truth rather than discovering it rushes recklessly into the future. In many respects, we do not care for truth unless it benefits us. The negatives of our lives are there we say because we are victims, not because we are sinners. Obesity is a “disease,” narcissism is a “disorder,” and homosexuality is “something we are born with.” We label the constant battle within to do right and wrong “bipolar” instead of describin