Grains of Sand

Pixabay A cosmetics company announced yesterday that they would no longer be photoshopping the pictures of their models. They are going to allow the flaws to be seen. The reason? Well, someone has finally figured out how damaging the unrealistic portrayal of what constitutes “beauty” really is. Good move, but perhaps a little late to help those already programmed to believe that beauty really is “skin deep.” I recently had some head shots done for the back cover of an upcoming book. Only one of the five that I ultimately chose would be photoshopped—the flaws and wrinkles swept away and other things enhanced. When I got the results back I discover that my eyes were bluer than they had ever been in my life—someone is going to be disappointed if they expect to see those brilliant orbs for real! Looks good—but doesn't exist. Samuel ran into the same problem—and the Lord reminded him of something that the “beauty experts” of our age are just figuring out now—beauty is more than...

Pixabay Some of my American friends are wrestling with how they voted in the last presidential election. Believing that Hilary wasn’t a good choice they voted for Donald. Now they are rethinking that. The latest scandal to hit the White House has sent ripples throughout the world. Donald was caught disparaging people from African nations and from Haiti even while he is signing some kind of document to honour Martin Luther King Jr. He claims that what he said was taken out of context. Even if it was, calling African nations “s—hole” countries is not appropriate no matter what the context. But that is the mouth of man. And the Scriptures (Matthew 15:18, 19) are clear that what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart—deny it all you want! Meanwhile, our own Prime Minister is pushing his marijuana agenda in town halls across the country. A young Muslim girl was attacked in Toronto because of her hijab. The PM expressed concern, and rightly so, but then made the statement that, “T...