[ Warning! If there is anyone out their who thinks I have perfected the Christian experience, the following post contains a big spoiler! ]
We are called to love, but is it wrong to hate a dog? We have a dog that severely tests me. I chased him all over the neighborhood this week end and never caught him. Every time I would get close to him, he would run the other way. The things that welled up in my heart and mind were not good. Not good at all.
I like free stuff. Free food; free gifts; free time. I even like buy-one-get-one-free sales at the grocery store. I don’t think I am unique in this. There seems to be something in most all of us that finds it hard to resist something free.
Yesterday, I bought some chicken for lunch. Since I had to wait 11 minutes for it to cook, they gave me a cup for a free drink. I didn’t really want a drink, but I took it . . . because it was free. I filled the cup half full of lemonade then sipped on it while waiting for the chicken to cook. Continue reading »