This will be my final post under "Living in Extremes," but there are so many more! When you read the title, did you happen to think of the Siamese cats in "Lady and the Tramp"? "We are Siamese if you please. We are Siamese if you don't please." Ha! If you know the reference, those … Continue reading To Please Versus Not to Please →

This is the third post of a series of posts under “Living in Extremes.” Once in a Bible study I used to attend, a sweet woman innocently asked, “You know, the Bible says to fear the Lord, but I never hear much about that. I hear I am supposed to love the Lord, but what … Continue reading Love God Versus Fear God →

This is the second post under the heading "Living in Extremes." The opening post can be found by clicking HERE. The following post highlights the tension in Scripture between "we" and "I." The focus on "we" flows from a collectivist culture. The focus on "I" flows from an individualistic culture. Here is a quote to … Continue reading We Versus I →

This is the first of a series of posts under “Living in Extremes.” The opening post can be found by clicking HERE. In that post, I briefly mentioned the example of faith and works. I would like to use this post to expand on that thought. Here are two seemingly contradictory passages: Does he who … Continue reading Faith Versus Works →