For several years I had a segment on Moody Radio with John
Rogers and Martin Houston in the morning.
Martin was former running back with the University of Alabama and is
a Baptist preacher.
That morning we talked about common sense or the lack
thereof. I really feel that people are
losing the ability to have common sense.
For instance, did you hear about the man who visited a psychiatrist? He told the doctor that he was stressed and
could not sleep. After a few questions,
the doctor suggested that the man take a few weeks vacation. The man said that he and his family had just
returned from two weeks in the
The doctor then suggested that the man might need to buy a
new automobile or truck. The man
responded by saying he just bought a new sports Mercedes convertible. The doctor suggested that he might change locations
and build a new house. The man said I
just built a million-dollar house at the country club.
The psychiatrist was bewildered because the man had
everything a person could have. The
psychiatrist asked, “If you have and do all these things, why are you so
stressed?” The man replied, “I make only
$250 dollars a week.”
Common sense says that one cannot spend more than one
makes. Unfortunately, we as a nation do
the opposite and are part of an unbelievable national debt. We are a credit card society that wants it
now.
After the radio program, I ventured to an event at
Dr. George asked, where is Bethel saying that the last time
we talked he said you were near Calera.
Being we were in the auditorium of Judson College in Marion I thought
that telling him about 40 miles southwest of here would do. He responded, “Is that near
I felt like I was playing the “hot or cold” game with
him. Every time he would name a town, he
was way off base and I was trying get him closer. He finally said, “Then, you are near
We broke for delicious dinner. I cannot remember how the table conversation
about Nanafalia came up, but a couple of pastors at my table said they did not
know how to pronounce Nanafalia. I said
it was an Indian name. All these men
were of my generation so understood that “Injun” was what is the politically
correct call Native American and not an owner of a service station or a motel.
I told them that Nanafalia means long hill.
One of the preachers asked where it was.
I said on
Someone said, “Then Ezell’s
is in Nanafalia?” I said do not make
that mistake because it is in Lavacoa in
So, I have had a day of Common Sense, Intellectual
Conversation, Political Correctness, and Politics. The event at Judson was about God, the
Church, and Politics. I realized that
politics and common sense go together like oil and water. The event was good and helped me with my
responsibility as Christian citizen. I
left the meeting realizing that Romans Chapter 13 and Acts Chapter 4 are not
contrary to each other when dealing with powers ordained by God, but reminds
the reader that God owns everything.
Common sense says that there are moral laws that govern society. These moral laws come from God. If government breaks moral laws, then we must
obey God.
Let every soul be
subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers
that be are ordained of God . . . (Romans 13:1ff KJV)
And they called them,
and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto
them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than
unto God, judge ye . . . (Acts 4:18-19ff KJV)
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