This is wonderful news for those days when it is hard to trust God. The results of our faith depend not on us but on the One we trust. That’s why he promised that if our faith were no larger than the tiniest seed common to his culture, God would still respond with his omnipotent grace. But the mountain moves, not because of the amount of our faith, but because of its Object. Jesus did say, “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:20). This confusion between belief and reality cuts both ways: it not only tempts secular people into denying spiritual realities, but it also tempts spiritual people into thinking their faith by itself can change secular realities. Apply his logic to any other reality: “I don’t believe in Australia,” so there’s no Australia? I don’t believe in cancer, so I can’t get cancer? Unless something changes, he will persist in rejecting the existence of hell until he experiences it for himself. I still remember sharing the gospel with a man who responded, “I don’t believe in hell.” In his mind, that settled the issue. Unfortunately, secular people are easily deceived into thinking it can. John Milton observed, “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” That is true in a sense, but the mind cannot change the actual eternal realities of heaven or hell. Here’s where my gratitude ends, however: the successful results of human ingenuity tempt us to depend more fully on human ingenuity than we should. I would not have thought of nearly every invention that has improved our lives. I would never have thought of combining mustard and donuts, living full time on a cruise ship, or eating in a hot-air balloon. Here’s what these stories have in common: they illustrate the entrepreneurial spirit that drives so much innovation and progress in human society. When I get on an airplane, I try for an aisle seat where I can read the entire time while pretending we’re still on the ground. I’m sure the food is terrific and the views are amazing, but I am not a fan of heights. This, however, does not: a company has created the world’s only hot-air balloon restaurant. ![]() They explained that they have a small condominium in Florida “so when we get too old to cruise we have somewhere to live.” In the meantime, they are spending as much time as possible sailing around the world.Īs a longtime fan of cruises (Alaska is my favorite), this seems like a terrific idea. I’m sorry, but none of that is remotely appealing to me.īut this is: when a couple in Virginia retired, they sold their house and most of their belongings and are now living on cruise ships. But none of them are being celebrated with mustard donuts.įrench’s, the mustard company, has unveiled what yahoo!finance describes as “a reimagined classic glazed donut with a sweet and savory yellow mustard coating that’s topped with a mustard cake crumble.” As it turns out, August 6 is also National Fresh Breath Day, National Root Beer Float Day, and National Wiggle Your Toes Day. I had no idea that August 6 is National Mustard Day.
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