Author Archives: Plymothian

My grandmother would tell you exactly what she thought.  If you didn’t want to hear it, she would tell you where you could go.  Although more tact could have been employed, you knew where you stood.  If we can navigate … Continue reading →

We look for ways to serve others to show God’s goodness, but somehow the way forward does not seem clear.  This has been true in my own home where my wife has wanted to spend more on a new house … Continue reading →

To not think first about pleasing ourselves is counter-cultural.  For all those who discern the will of God by ease and comfort it is a slap in the face. In difficult situations the stronger person can more easily give up … Continue reading →

Verses like Romans 14:13 remind us that we should not pass judgement on another.  These verses are often ripped out of context so that we all leave each other alone when it comes to issues of personal choice or discernment, … Continue reading →

Growing up we had many debates about what music a Christian could listen to, what books they should read, and whether they should go to the movie theatre.  The superior Christians made sure that their standards of abstaining from music, … Continue reading →

The concept of freedom can lead to an idea of lawlessness.  If I have to do what other people tell me, I am in chains.  There is some truth to that, but it is locked into the ‘have to’ element. … Continue reading →

Not many people like to be bossed around.  I have a mixed relationship with authority.  Having been a pastor of an African-American church I heard plenty of stories of racial profiling in Chicago, of people receiving harsh treatment at the … Continue reading →

A lot of movies focus on revenge.  In some cases a loved one is killed and so a ‘nice-guy’ turned vigilante hunts them down.  In some high-school movies like Mean Girls, the hero is victimized for being different but the … Continue reading →

I own a 2005 Land Rover LR3.  At the dealership they tell me that all the problems that I have with it are just because it is old.  Last month we found that the drainage for the sunroof was running … Continue reading →

The United Nations News Center Reports that in South Sudan the gap between what the country produces in cereal and what the country needs is 53% greater than in 2015.  The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food … Continue reading →