The Plumbline

Since you are all set apart by God, made holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with  a holy way of life : compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.    Put up with one another. Forgive. Pardon any offenses against one another, as the Lord has pardoned you, because you should act in kind.    But above all these, put on love! Love is the perfect tie to bind these together.    Let your hearts fall under the rule of the Anointed’s peace (the peace you were called to as one body), and be thankful.  (Colossians 3:12-15 VOICE) The word "since" is suggestive of a completed action - based upon something which has already occurred - it is a done deal. That means there is no denying this life-change which occurs when we give our hearts to Jesus - it is an action like no other, setting into motion all future actions which are based upon that one action. At the point we say "yes" to Jesus, inviting him to take control of our lives, there i...

I don't live in a wet climate, so my umbrella seldom gets used.  As a matter of fact, they can predict rain for days and days, but we will never see a drop, so my umbrella is kind of "superfluous" to my required "wardrobe" items.  I don't really have a "necessity" for it - at least the majority of the time.  I cannot say the same thing about shoes.  Since the sun beats down so intensely on our Arizona pavement and sidewalks, even a short distance to the end of the drive to pick up the newspaper can turn you into a long jump champion!   Let me just stop for a moment to tell you how much it can actually rain when it does rain around here.  The washes fill up in a matter of minutes - not hours.  So, even though I don't really "need" to use my umbrella the biggest part of the year, the couple of times we get the 'gully-washer' rains certainly make me glad I actually own a couple of them!   Some of us consider the "spiritual...