Jock Scott Fly on Life

Philippians 3:13b “But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.”  ESV The Jock Scott Fly takes over forty-three meticulous steps to properly tie.  When you see one, you’ll do a double-take.  It’s a famous Atlantic Salmon fishing fly originated by John (Jock) Scott of Roxburghshire, Scotland around…

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Time Chaser

Matthew 20:16 “So the last will be first, and the first last.” ESV                A Lamborghini is a sight to behold, an amazing machine, accompanied by an amazing price.  Out of the corner of my eye I saw a Lamborghini dealership saying, “Let’s go in.”  We were treated in one of the worst ways possible, like…

One Answer to Two Hard Passages

Psalm 51:6 “Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.” NASB Ananias and Sapphira is a rough passage. Acts chapter five has all the gritty details. They sell some land and give it to Peter. But to be showy, they act like they’re giving…

The Two Sides of Mercy

Matthew 12:7 “And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.” ESV               A mentor said, “Don’t make goals based on things out of your control.  Can you control whether a person says, ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to you?  Nope.  Can you control how many…

Who Brought the Cheese?

Matthew 9:14-15a “Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?” ESV                He caught another one.  The rest of us weathered fly-fisherman stood in…