This English proverb has often confused people. If you eat your cake, aren't you "having" it? The intended meaning makes more sense to our modern ears if

Here are a few additional resources for the series I am doing on materialism...

Sorry for the long delay in getting to this third section of our discussion on pain and God’s sovereignty. As I said, I was away in the Philippines for three weeks and am just now getting back up to speed. Well, “speed” may not be the most accurate term. But, lets say I’m getting started again and with a new set of responsibilities and schedules in my new role on staff here at church...

In my first article on this subject, I asked that we look at things from a scriptural perspective. Let me heartily echo Aaron's statement regarding the importance of knowing what scripture meant to its original readers. We do need to understand context; historical, cultural and literary, before we can understand what God meant it to say to the original hearers.