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Calling for a Friend
When we call for a nearby friend at need and they don’t answer, we go look for them. We go closer to where they are so we can call again and maybe see why they didn’t answer at first. But when we call for God and He doesn’t answer, we have a tendency to walk away....
Trusting and Responding at Full Speed
In the past couple of years I have regularly been around a few dogs. One of these dogs absolutely loves to chase squirrels. He could be sound asleep and if you whisper the word squirrel, he'll jump up and bolt for the door. This is what has gotten me thinking: this...
Love One Another
This post is almost a continuation of Showing Love for God. Just like loving God has ways it shows up in your life, so does loving others. Jesus told His disciples that they should love one another like He loves them (John 13:34 and 15:12 & 17). Loving others is a...
Losing to Gain
Often we need to lose one thing to gain another. Sometimes we need to make room for something else in the closet. Sometimes we need to lose weight to gain better health. Sometimes we need to remove an activity to have time to do a more important one. Sometimes we need...
Temptations of Jesus
We all know about the time Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, but the sermon yesterday morning made me realize Jesus was probably tempted at plenty of other times. The Bible says Jesus was tempted or tested in all points like we are (Hebrews 4:15). In the sermon...
More Notes
I'm sharing notes again. Any time I hear something interesting, wise, funny, and/or profound, I write it down. I have several collections of notes hither and thither that I sometime re-read, and I looked at some more today. God is the one who identifies me. He knows...