Putting First Things First (10)
Series: Life Verses
Tony Thomas
Micah 6:8
Last September I asked you to share your Life Verse with me. A Life Verse is your favorite verse. It's your ''go to'' verse when times are tough. It's a verse filled with meaning that you can recall with ease when needed.
We covered nine themes - but we still have 27 themes to go. Whew! We're covering short segments (every other month) for the sake of variety. Today's theme is Putting First Things First from Micah 6:
8 Now he has shown us what is good. And what does the Lord require? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Naples, Italy is a city on the verge of financial collapse. Their unpaid debts exceed $2 billion! Their streets are nothing more than potholes (there's been no repairs since 2014). The Police Department is underfunded and organized crime has taken over the city.
And then there's the waste left behind by the dogs of Naples. If you don't believe me look it up in the NY Times because Jim Yardley spells out in an 1100-word column. Vice Mayor Tommaso Sodano is staking his reputation as a civic innovator on dog-waste eradication.
You'll never believe in a million years what they're doing: they're taking DNA samples of the 80,000 dogs in Naples! When an offending pile is left behind, a sample is collected and sent in to match the offending dog, and then a $685 penalty is mailed to the owner. Why $685? Because the mayor has invested $5.4 million in technology, equipment and staff to run his DNA dogpile program.
Before you shake your head and laugh at the absurdity of this well-intentioned Italian mayor, God's people can be just as guilty! How many times have we majored on the minors? One hundred years ago, on the eve of the Bolshevik Revolution, the priests met behind closed doors to argue over the color of their vestments!
God doesn't require the perfect color! According to Micah, He does expect justice, mercy and a humble hear ...
Series: Life Verses
Tony Thomas
Micah 6:8
Last September I asked you to share your Life Verse with me. A Life Verse is your favorite verse. It's your ''go to'' verse when times are tough. It's a verse filled with meaning that you can recall with ease when needed.
We covered nine themes - but we still have 27 themes to go. Whew! We're covering short segments (every other month) for the sake of variety. Today's theme is Putting First Things First from Micah 6:
8 Now he has shown us what is good. And what does the Lord require? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Naples, Italy is a city on the verge of financial collapse. Their unpaid debts exceed $2 billion! Their streets are nothing more than potholes (there's been no repairs since 2014). The Police Department is underfunded and organized crime has taken over the city.
And then there's the waste left behind by the dogs of Naples. If you don't believe me look it up in the NY Times because Jim Yardley spells out in an 1100-word column. Vice Mayor Tommaso Sodano is staking his reputation as a civic innovator on dog-waste eradication.
You'll never believe in a million years what they're doing: they're taking DNA samples of the 80,000 dogs in Naples! When an offending pile is left behind, a sample is collected and sent in to match the offending dog, and then a $685 penalty is mailed to the owner. Why $685? Because the mayor has invested $5.4 million in technology, equipment and staff to run his DNA dogpile program.
Before you shake your head and laugh at the absurdity of this well-intentioned Italian mayor, God's people can be just as guilty! How many times have we majored on the minors? One hundred years ago, on the eve of the Bolshevik Revolution, the priests met behind closed doors to argue over the color of their vestments!
God doesn't require the perfect color! According to Micah, He does expect justice, mercy and a humble hear ...
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