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Doing Without

For the past week and a half or so, I've been without my laptop. I've been able to occupy myself just fine, but this has shown me just how many things I have on my computer, and how easy it is for me to spend time on my computer when I could be doing other things....

Book Metaphors

I came across an entry in one of my notebooks, and it was good to be reminded that God is the Author of life, and He knows how to write and finish good stories. When life happens and things change, whether we like those things or not, we need to turn the page. And...

Looking Back Again

Round about a year ago, I was looking for a new job, a new place to live, and a new direction in my life. Now I have two jobs, a place to live, and enough direction to figure out where I should probably head from here. I'm probably going to sound like a broken record...

Older Phone Notes

I went scrolling through some older notes in my phone today, and I thought I'd share. You speak boldly about what you believe deeply. Anything we use to get closer to God is an idol. We do not need anything to get closer to God; He has already made Himself perfectly...

Fishers of Men and the Fish We Catch

Jesus calls us, just like He called His disciples, to be "fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19, Mark 1:17). We are to cast our nets far and wide to reach people with the Gospel, the good news of what Jesus has done. This past week my church has had someone come to speak on...

Royal Drama and Political Intrigue in the Bible

After doing my Bible reading for the past few days, I started wondering why we don't have more quality dramatizations of Bible stories. The drama surrounding King Saul, Jonathan, and David could make a whole series. So in 1 Samuel 15, King Saul is getting a little too...

God Working with Family Dysfunction

The Bible is full of examples of God working His will and story even through and despite severe human problems, failures, and downright purposeful immorality. For this post I'd like to talk about family dysfunction. Sometimes things turn out well and sometimes they...

Sensitivity and Calibration of the Conscience

We all have consciences. We don't always use them the way we should. Ignoring your conscience dulls and damages it, making it less effective and less sensitive in the future. When you constantly brush through the thorns your conscience said not to, your conscience can...

Emotional Baggage

Sometimes you can think of your mental and emotional health as a bag. You carry it with you wherever you go, and it has different things in it depending on where you've been, where you're at, and where you're going. Sometimes the bag is light and easy. Sometimes the...