For those who don't know, that's a line from the past. Had to do with the guy upstairs removing his boots/shoes just as you drifted off to sleep. The first boot woke you from your sleep, and now you were just waiting for the other boot to drop to the floor so you could get back to sleep.
What I have here is a pause while you wait for the other shoe…
First and Second Peter are done, but in the meantime, I read a book that has been out since 1996, "Left Behind". What a thrilling end to my reading of Peter's letters. Somewhere in my past, most of what was in "Left Behind" had been covered in many discussions with other believers. But actually reading the book made me remember some of the things that I studied in the '60s.[more]
What struck me was how Peter (more than once) warned the early believers to beware of those who would distort the Gospel message – either to deceive them or, just to make themselves look good. Between Peter and the book, it reminded me of little kids (and some adults) who have not been paying attention – anything can lead them astray. Read the book – it's worth reading. In fact, there is a whole series, but don't start out of sequence.
We work so hard to teach our kids not to "go with strangers", or "take candy from strangers." Yet…we ourselves don't want to take the time to make sure that what or who we follow are what or who we should be following. After all, it is easier to take someone else's opinion as our own – that way, we don't have to think.
That way, we can blame them when it all goes wrong.
Or can we?
Thump!