I recently read an article in Wisconsin Outdoor News about Milo Hanson’s world record whitetail buck. In 1993 the impressive, typical, 14 pointer scored 213 5/8 inches by Boone and Crocket. Hanson was 49 years old then and always remained modest about the accomplishment until his recent death at 81 years old. Hanson took a lot of grief from neighbors and other locals about the deer’s small frame, the girth of the antlers and his marksmanship as he missed the first running shot at the deer. He never retaliated but just took the critics in stride and reminded himself that “envy makes people bitter.” His Saskatchewan buck still remains number one in the record books today.
Why do we do it, why do we tend toward envy of others? The simple answer: A sinful heart. Recently, I read an article by a Christian pastor that did all he could do to deface Charlie Kirk. I won’t name him because then I would be guilty of the same sin. The pastor tried to bash Kirk for associating with a known homosexual. What the pastor doesn’t understand was that Kirk, like Jesus, built relationships with sinners to win them to the gospel though mercy, grace and love. There a number of reformed homosexuals that testify to their return to godly, man/woman, relationships because of the influence and coming to a knowledge of God’s truth through Charl ...
