As a rule, I tend to be a concrete thinker. For you funny people, that does not mean I’m a blockhead. Any similarities there are for other reasons. I have trouble relating to and communicating concepts, ideas that cannot be measured or experienced somehow. What does that all mean, that’s what I’m hoping to get to the bottom of.

Peter said to always be ready to explain why you have hope (1 Peter 3:15). I have two issues with that. I totally agree with and support it, but I struggle with it. First, aside from the definition of hope found in a dictionary, what is it? You cannot put it in a measuring cup, it has no length, height, or width. I like hope, we all need hope, especially that which is found in Christ, but I can’t really grasp it.

That trouble leads to the second problem. How do I explain something I can’t wrap my head around? What words do I use to tell someone about a concept that I cannot put into words? This actually is more widespread than the above verse. So one paragraph won’t cut it.

I don’t cuss. That is expressed in other posts on here. I don’t use the word “swear,” as in “I swear ___.” If you were to ask me why, my only reason is that the Bible says (which actually means God says) not to. Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:4, and Colossians 3:8 address the cussing. Jesus Himself said that your yes should be yes (Matthew 5:34-37) and James reiterates it in James 5:12.

This isn’t good enough for some people, but I don’t know what else they want. How are you supposed to explain something that you accept solely because God said it?

To be continued… maybe…