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Glory, Irony, and a Crying Savior

I'm late to write this blog, but this time it feels like more of a good thing than usual because I have some things to share from the sermon tonight that I might not have shared this soon otherwise. We were in Mark 15:15-32. The crucifixion of Christ has some glorious...

In Court and On Trial

A few days ago someone was talking about how God is the judge in the courtroom of life, and we can try to put Him on trial as if we're the judge, but we can't do that because we're not the judge. Then I started thinking about what it looks like when people try to...

A Summary Look Back Before Going Forward

I've been in Deuteronomy in my daily Bible reading lately. Here Moses is giving the children of Israel a summary of what's happened to them since they left Egypt (Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) before they head into the Promised Land. He's reminding them of the...

The Attitude of Habakkuk

I was reading the book of Habakkuk and noticed how it was written. It is very much a prayer, a conversation between God and Habakkuk. And it is a good one! Habakkuk asks God questions and God answers them. Habakkuk lived at a time where God's people were sinning so...

Profound and Obvious – Part 3

Parts one and two: Profound and Obvious; Profound and Obvious - Part 2 There is a God. You are not Him. You can't expect God to do any more than what you are willing to let Him do through you! "But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to...

Fruit and Growth

In a recent conversations with a friend, I have found another gardening metaphor for life. For the other ones, see Real Life Gardening. Sometimes we go through hard times in life where we don't really see much productivity. We don't see the fruit of our labors. But...

Check Your Sources

We all have access to the same information. We can all see what's going on around us. We can all see creation. We can all see humanity. We can all observe and study everything and anything we see. We can all talk to each other about what we're observing and studying....

God’s Creativity – Fun Facts

There are quite a few fun facts about everything in existence that make me think about how enormously creative God is. All the intricacies working together for the perfect balance... Ooo! It's so good! I can't list all the things that are wonderful, but I'll pick out...

Pure Wisdom

In last night's sermon the preacher talked about wisdom. He talked about how you get it and what looks like in your life when you have it. Wisdom isn't really learned, it's gained and received (James 1:5; Exodus 31:2-6; Deuteronomy 34:9). Wisdom has a particular way...