You Think Too Much!

Psalm Fifty-four

Jeff Voegtlin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:57:09 +0000

When the World Produces Your Weapon

Jeff Voegtlin — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:47:02 +0000

I’m sure this is not the first time you’ve heard this, but I was reading and was struck by the condition the Israelites were in because the Philistines produced all their tools for them. The same thing happens when we allow the world to produce all our weapon. It gives us dull, blunt-edged swords and lots of other tools that look like they should work but are not the real thing.

Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his colter, and his axe, and his mattock. Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the colters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
(1 Samuel 13:19-22)

One of my favorite devotional books

Jeff Voegtlin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:16:22 +0000

The Suffering Savior: Meditations on the Last Days of Christ

McDonald’s says I’m NOT lovin’!

Jeff Voegtlin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:37:51 +0000

So long to the Dollar Menu and those greasy Double Cheeseburgers. The McDonald’s executive implies that those who oppose same-sex marriages are hateful. I hate sitting out on my double cheeseburgers, but I will. I don’t hate homosexual people, but their agenda has no place in American society. Here’s an article at the Washington Post.

Gay-Marriage Opponents To Boycott McDonald’s - washingtonpost.com

Coupon Lovers Beware :)

Jeff Voegtlin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:02:21 +0000

The American Scholar - The Disadvantages of an Elite Education - By William Deresiewicz

Jeff Voegtlin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:02:25 +0000

Here is a slightly long article that merits reading by anyone that is interested in education. He addresses many topics.

The American Scholar - The Disadvantages of an Elite Education - By William Deresiewicz

Psalm Forty-three

Jeff Voegtlin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:07:05 +0000

Psalm Twenty-nine

Jeff Voegtlin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:35:22 +0000

Idle Words

Jeff Voegtlin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:08:16 +0000

I believe we all would do well to attend to the words that come out of our mouths (or keyboards). Too many Christians supply sanitized (baptized) words for vulgarity and blasphemy in their vocabulary. I suppose that young people that grow up in this sanitized environment do not know the real equivalents yet, but God does. And he says we’ll answer for every idle word we speak.

I do not think that their is anything wrong with expressing pain, anguish, frustration, etc., with groans, or moans, or other sounds. The problem is when we put vulgar or blasphemous words and ideas with those feelings.

Now, for one example that I hope will get us all thinking before we open our mouths:

Gosh-darn
Doggone
Dadgum, etc.

Now if we are sincerely thinking that the next word is damned by God, or should be God-damned, then just use the real words. If not, we shouldn’t baptize or sanitize our blasphemy.

The same goes for stink, crap, freakin’, jeso-pete, and many others.

Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Psalm Twenty-four

Jeff Voegtlin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:12:32 +0000