Faith

I had been to see the doctor in Lufkin. Now, I was on the way home. Tired in my body, all I wanted to do was get home and in my favorite recliner! This is an hour’s drive and I was counting down the miles.

by Neal Murphy Have you ever hear someone say about a person, “He’s as stubborn as a mule?” Or perhaps even you have been called “mule headed” by others. I think we all know what the meaning of the word is, but are mules really stubborn? If someone is stubborn, it means that they are contrary, unwilling to change, or unwilling to do things that are expected of them.

Let’s examine Scripture to understand what true conversion is. It is first, a change of heart – produced by faith.

When you walk into your bathroom you probably aren’t paying much attention to the toilet paper until you reach for it. When you finally go to tear a sheet off, you may notice if the roll is run with the paper facing over or underneath.

Soon after I preached my first sermon in Center, Texas, the pastor of The Baptist Church in Hornbeck, La. Invited me to preach an evening service for him. The next Saturday I “thumbed a ride” from a soldier on his way back to his unit at Fort Polk, La. His ’41 Ford’s speedometer was so loud that we had to shout to be heard. Just as we passed through Fisher, La. , the car went “Ka-BOOM” …and we both shouted “YAAAAA!”” when we realized the cable had finally snapped. An hour later he dropped me off at Hornbeck and I found Deacon Green’s house and spent the night.

I am certain that you have heard someone use the phrase, “That cost me an arm and a leg.” We understand it to mean that it refers to something of great cost or value. It is in common usage, but where did it originate? Here again, research reveals interesting data.