With whom would you most like to have dinner?

Posted on June 29, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

If you had the opportunity to have dinner with one person, alive or dead, who would you choose? Why would you make this choice?

William Barclay on the Dreams of Men

But if ever men’s dreams of peace and loveliness, and greatness and satisfaction, are to be realized, they can find their realization only in Jesus Christ.

When God makes you wait in the wilderness. . .

Caleb had to wait 45 years in the wilderness before he would gain the inheritance promised to him. The delay was caused by others’ sin and not his own. He could have spent the time in bitterness and complaint, but it appears that he did not. How?

There is a way that seems right to a man

These verses should also inform us that because of our inclination to go wrong, a healthy dose of self-doubt regarding our ability to understand and apply the Bible is advisable. Our first parents displayed the ability to distort what God said and if we are honest, we will admit that we share this with them. It is our nature to hear what we want to hear and avoid the rest.

The danger of virtue-signaling

We need to be ever vigilant against our inner Pharisee.

Henry Cloud on Failure

In reading his book Changes that Heal, I ran across this statement by Henry Cloud: “Our failures do not surprise [God]. If they surprise us, it is only because we have too high an opinion of ourselves.” What else can I say? If you are encouraged by this post or would like to make a […]

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With whom would you most like to have dinner?

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