by Jeremy | Jul 27, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
Envision, for a moment, the least intelligent animal you can think of. Alright, show of hands. How many of you were picturing a dog? My mother-in-law has a dog named Bandit. He’s not the brightest dog in the world—in terms of IQ, he ranks somewhere between a bag...
by Jeremy | Jul 19, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
My wife and I just finished a twelve-hour drive from our home in Virginia to my old hometown in Massachusetts. Well, I say twelve. It was supposed to be twelve. But the thing about twelve-hour car rides through busy cities during rush hours on Friday evenings is that...
by Jeremy | Jul 12, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
The world is so loud. All it takes is the push of a button for noise to come crashing in like an unrelenting waterfall. My car has a button that funnels popular music and obnoxious advertisements through my speakers. My remote control has a button than transforms my...
by Jeremy | Jul 5, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
The Fourth of July is a day when we, as Americans, collectively gather to reflect on the history of our great nation by launching thousands of explosives into the air. It’s also the day when we commemorate the founding fathers of our country signing into...
by Jeremy | Jun 21, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
A wise man once said, “Know thyself”—but a wiser man said, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Ours is a culture that places a growing emphasis on doing what feels right, looking...
