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What Does That Mean?
Sometimes a part of the Bible isn't going to make sense to you. You'll read it over and it will still seem a little odd. Try reading the verses around it to get context, look up the original language, and do some cultural and historical study. Taking something out of...
Life Is Like…
Life is like practicing an instrument; you're only going to get better if you keep at it, and sometimes you have to go over the basics more than you'd like so you can be good at what's more advanced. Life is like a quadratic equation; not everyone knows how to do it...
Beautiful Pictures
When God made the world He made it to include pictures for us. God made metaphors, parallels, little pieces of things for us to understand more about who He is. Take marriage, family, and authority for example. He invented each of these, and they are all...
Marks of Wisdom
What does godly wisdom look like? How do you know someone is wise in this way? What is wisdom in the first place? Where did it come from? We'll start by looking at the place from whence we find wisdom. Looking at Job 28:12-28, we find that wisdom comes from God. In...
Notebook Perusing
I decided to look in one of my old notebooks again. I don't quite remember when I picked up the habit, but I keep a notebook or something with me at all times to write important, profound, and/or funny things that I hear or see. Jesus is always as close as the mention...
Perspective: Looking Closely and Stepping Back
Pick a nearby object and get right up close to it, just looking at one spot. Then, when you're sufficiently cross-eyed, sit back while still looking at the object. Now step back a few steps and look at the object. If you want "extra credit," get as far away from the...