Chuck Glenn 
This holiday season, I have been reflecting on love and on giving to others. This lead me to remember something I heard a pastor briefly speak about a few years ago. He termed it dog and cat theology.
A dog says:
You feed me,
You give me water,
You provide my shelter…
You must be God!
On the other hand, a cat says:
You feed me,
You give me water,
You provide my shelter…
I must be God!
I have a few Bible verses that I hate. One of them is Matthew 6:33. It reads “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” The part of the verse that bothers me is, “But seek first his kingdom…” It bothers me because it tells me that, before anything else, I am to seek God’s kingdom. The fact is many times I don’t want to seek God first. For this reason Matthew 6:33 strikes to the very core of my being.
Heads turned as uncontrollable, soul-wrenching anguish poured out of the hunched-over man. Many shied away from this overt display of emotion, some watched silently, and some chose to ignore the situation, pretending it didn’t exist. No one knew what had happened, but they could plainly see the results.
The man pressed balled fists against his eyes, struggling with the hopeless despair that overwhelmed him. It was only a few hours ago that he was supremely confident, standing as firm as a rock. He assured the Messiah that he would never renounce him or forsake him, and he felt more than a little angry when he was told with quiet assurance that he would.
