Ripples
Throwing a stone into a still pond creates ripples, not just in one direction, but in all directions. Our preacher talked about “Responsibility Ripples” this past Sunday, in the adjective, noun sense of what we do affects others around us. Taking the analogy further though, we see that what we do does not just affect a few people in one part of our life, but it affects people all around us, and goes further than we will ever know. Just as ripples in a pond radiate outward, it grows and grows in influence touching areas of the pond far away from the event that created the ripples. When we do something wrong, we set into motion a series of events that creates ripples that have an effect not just locally, as some would tend to believe, and do not just...
The Invisible War
James 5:16 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. For Mantown, Friday night Q asked us to read 2 Kings 6:8-18. We have been discussing spiritual warfare and the importance of things unseen. While James 5:16 is definitely a verse that’s easy to understand in the physical world, I think it’s importance is more profound when thought about in the spiritual context. In our spiritual fight, we cannot do it alone. We have to have people come along side us to fight with us and support and protect us when we are week. Without confession though our brothers do not know of our battles, we strip them of their ability to intercede for us...