Obedience

When God calls you, what will you say? — When the time neared for the Israelites’ deliverance, a baby was born. In a humble dwelling, seemingly insignificant, almost killed by an insecure ruler. But saved — set apart. As he grew, a sense of purpose stirred in his soul. But worldly ways brought worldly results. And he ran. …

Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.” (Luke 8:18 NIV) How good of a listener are you? I have to confess that I am not always that great at it…

Response to Keeley Schroder #28 prompt —

Some weeks back I decided to play a bit and launched an anonymous message link. One question I got set me thinking deeply and I am still thinking. I was asked, “What is your Spec?” What a question! I gave a dangerous answer, one that I’ve been mulling over because…

Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we can say nothing to you one way or the other. Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the LORD has directed.” (Genesis 24:50–51 NIV) The 24th chapter of Genesis…

In Hebrews 12:1, we read, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” The great cloud of witnesses includes those…

The Ethical use of power The Milgram experiment is an experiment in social psychology that examines obedience. The experiment was first described by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram in his article Behavioural study of obedience, which was published in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology in 1963. The experiments…