Fall Creek Christian Church

" Then Jesus said to the crowds and to the disciples, 'The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the Scriptures. So practice and obey whatever they say to you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach. They crush you with impossible religious demands and never lift a finger to help ease the burden. Everything they do is for show..."  Matthew 23:1-5a    It's been my observation of late that people have grown weary of the fake. My personal level of cynicism is at an all time high. Substance has been replaced by appearance. Character by expediency. Reality by perception.  It leaves one pondering the question, "Is there anything real and genuine?" This question is not exclusive to our experience. Jesus dealt with it too ... head on. He confronted the religious leaders of his day for their "do as I say, not as I do" lifestyles. These guys were real showmen. They had the rou...

"An empty stable stays clean, but no income comes from an empty stable."  Proverbs 14:4 On multiple occasions raising kids, we've had conversations with them about the connection between work and having some spending money.  We'll be asked questions like, "Why did she get money to buy ______ and I didn't?" To which we respond, "Well, did you do _______ or help with _______ ?"  Their expressions are priceless as they answer, "Uh..."  In our family, it didn't take long for the kids to figure out that the one who goes with dad to the hardware store and helps with a project receives a "thank you" of some kind. The proverb for the day expresses this principle in a clear, no non-sense manner.  In an agricultural society, someone with an empty, clean stable was on the fast track to becoming destitute.  Shoveling a little manure is far better than going hungry. There is the obvious application here to earn a living by work...