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We Christians often ask, "What would Jesus do?" and we know we are supposed to imitate Jesus, becoming more like He is as we reach people with His Gospel. But sometimes we get a little cloistered in our comfy little churches and get uncomfortable with the people...

I was reading in Isaiah 44-48 this morning, and noticed how many times God was saying that He had told Israel from a long time ago what was going to happen to them now because He knew that they'd be worshipping idols, and He wanted them to know for sure that this...

In 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Paul talks about a persistent problem he had and God's grace that was sufficient to help him with it. There is a lot of speculation about what Paul's "thorn in the flesh" was. Some think it could have been a physical health condition or...

I noticed something I had written a while back, True Accomplishments, and thought of something else that has to do with true accomplishments: Paul had a lot of personal accomplishments, but they didn't mean anything to him in light of God's Gospel and knowing Jesus...

Sometimes sin is broken into these two categories: missing the mark and trespassing. Or, failing to live up to the standard and purposefully doing what you know you shouldn't. God has a standard for our behavior, and when we're not purposefully doing the wrong thing,...

I spent Sunday School at a different church yesterday, and we talked about struggling when we don't know what's going to happen. Sometimes we have difficulties and pains in our lives, and while we know God is good, we don't always know why God lets painful things...