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Inconvenient Effort

As I was sitting in church yesterday, I thought about how sometimes my church commitments are not always easy or convenient. Really any commitments or responsibilities I have are not always easy or convenient. But that's how you know they're commitments and that...

Would I React Differently?

Sometimes we look at the people in the Bible and can readily see the mistakes they made, but sometimes I wonder if we'd do any differently if we were in their circumstances. If God promised that I would have a child when I'm so far past child-bearing years that I'm...

God and Science

Considering that God made the universe and all the laws by which it functions, anything we discover through science won't disagree with God. Sometimes scientists might overstep the boundaries of science and try to make assumptions in an attempt to understand more...

Exercise Buddy

I've found that I am more consistent with exercise and enjoy it more when I have a buddy doing it, too. I have also found that the buddy system works for pretty much everything else in life. Anything that requires accountability or some teamwork goes so much better...

Things God Created

In Sunday School for the past few Sundays, we've been teaching the little kids about God creating everything. Yesterday morning the teacher was asking the kids to name things that God created. They named various animals and plants, and had a good time. Then in my head...

Cleaning the House

Sometimes your house just needs a good deep cleaning. But between those cleanings, it won't need that kind of deep cleaning as often if you do maintenance cleaning. If you do a little bit of something every day, like putting  things back right when you're done with...

Notes on Suffering

Many times you will not truly know and see just how good God is until you suffer. There is no amount of suffering that can exhaust God's grace, mercy, and glory. We are promised the storm. Sometimes following Christ will bring suffering - not merely inconvenience, but...

Daily Bible Reading

I highly recommend reading the Bible every day. Whether you want to focus on a portion of it for a week or a month, focus on parts to memorize, or read the whole thing through in a year, reading it every day really gives you a better sense of what's in it. Being...

Church as the Body of Christ

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul compares local church to a body that acts like an extension of Jesus as it does Jesus' will in the world around it. Sometimes we Christians get so used to this idea that it becomes like a display piece we walk by so much that we stop noticing...