In 1685 England's King Charles II died from kidney failure having inhaled excessive amounts of toxic mercury vapors. Alchemy can be a deadly obsession. Only the truly obsessed would devote millions of man hours and dollars in the pursuit of transmuting base and common metals into precious ones. Alchemy is all but a dead science today - people know they can't meddle with magnesium and make gold, tinker with zinc and make silver, or alter aluminum and make platinum. Sadly, however, spiritual alchemy is alive and well and has millions chasing the mechanical rabbit around the track. Christians are desperate for faith, hope, and love - just not desperate enough to mine them. They'd much rather try and make faith out of the abundance of their inclinations and hope out of the abundance of their daydreams and love out of the abundance of their blessings. Gold is valuable because it is rare - I'm afraid the same is true for Christianity's precious metals.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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A strong reminder of something we all know but perhaps that is just the reason we need reminding of it. Thank you.
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