Men!!

No, I'm not mad at my husband - or any man for that matter. I'm just cracked up at good ol' Paul. You know, "Apostle Paul."

1 Corinthians 1:14 I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so no one can say that you were baptized into my name. 16 (Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don't remember if I baptized anyone else.)

Isn't it great that God, who ordained all scripture, decided to leave this part in? The part that says Paul couldn't remember baptizing someone? Ha! I would think that baptizing someone would be a big deal! Especially if there were only a few from that town. What is up with that!?!?

So, ladies, the next time your husband forgets something (and we all know they do), just remember good ol' Paul... because your husband sure won't. :)

Red Jell-O

"Why do they make Jell-O red?" I whined aloud as my 4 month old smeared Cherry (sugar-free) gelatin across his face. His bib was soaked, his face was tinted, his car seat had red splotches, and his socks were even drenched syrupy red from him reaching for his "little piggies" after he'd chewed on his fingers after every Jell-O slurp.

There was no denying he'd just eaten - and I'm sure it would only take a few guesses for anyone to figure out what he had eaten. He was evidence-soaked!

I wonder if that's how Christians feel? Baby Christians? The Bible compares those who are just saved to babies.

What if, when new Christians mess up, they feel like they are stained with evidence? Do they hide in shame, bearing marks of yesterday's mistakes? Do they feel like everyone is staring at them, as though they just spilled a cup of Jell-O on their once spotless shirt?

Do they cry, "Lord, my clothes were sparkling white after Sunday service! Now look at me! Everyone will know what I did. Surely they can see it all over my face!"?

Or maybe they cry, "Lord, I'll just cover this stain with a coat. No one will see it! I don't have time right now to change anyway!" Do they wear that coat, and then another, and another burdening themselves until their load is too heavy, once again, to bear?

Like David in Psalm 38:4, have they said, "my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me."?

Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you. Psalm 55:22

My version: Give your stained clothes to God (the ones you think everyone is looking at, the ones soaked with yesterday's sins, the ones you've tried to hide with heavy coats of denial), and he will carry you through to make you clean.

In other words, He gets out red Jell-O... :)