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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...
When Affliction is Good
No one likes being afflicted. No one likes having a bad time or going through difficulty. But God uses those to help us. If we never had anything bad happen to us, what would we learn? We'd be spoiled children. In Psalm 119 we find the writer saying in some verses...
Thinking about Memorial Day
Sometimes you just need to stop and remember. Really think about what you have and why you have it. Be grateful for the people who sacrificed their own freedoms, conveniences, and lives to secure these things for you. Thinking about this makes me wonder: How much...