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A Bit on Biblical Context and My Opinions and Choices

Each verse in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each chapter in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each book in the Bible has a greater context around it. If you don't take the whole context into context, you're very likely to miss important truths...

Alabaster and Spikenard

In Mark 14:3-9, we see a woman displaying an act of full and pure devotion for Jesus. I'm quite familiar with this account, but recently in church I learned more details about why this was such a big deal. I did a little Internet searching on my own and learned a few...

Advice from Pastors

I've gone through some older notes I've kept from sermons years ago. I've chosen a few phrases for some helpful advice. You're not special, you're unique. Unity in church comes when we stop thinking of ourselves as special and start thinking of ourselves as being...

Faith Outside of Trials

In the sermon yesterday morning, the pastor pointed out something about Joseph that I don't typically think about. In Genesis, we see Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers, coming to a good position as a steward for his master, going to prison because of a...

Spiritual Alignment

Someone recently talked to me about a visit to their chiropractor and what it was like. This got me thinking about other pieces of conversation I've had on chiropractics, spinal alignment, and muscle positions. When you visit a chiropractor to get your spine (or part...

“I Don’t Want Any Help”

There are plenty of times in life when we don't want help. Sometimes we don't need help, though there's nothing wrong with accepting help anyway. But there are many times when we do need help and we still don't want it. Let's talk about why people don't want or accept...

By Your Mere Existence

Did you know that your "mere" existence is so vastly significant and important that you are worth love, dignity, and respect just because of it? Did you know that your "mere" existence makes you interesting? God doesn't create human beings that He does not love. God...

Caring for the Needs of Others

We humans have needs, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Sometimes certain needs must be met before others. Sometimes we can't see or feel some needs over others, and those noticeable or urgent needs may have to be met before we realize we have other needs....

More on True Confession

I have written on confession before in a post called True Confession. I feel like an addition is needed. I found another note I've written down on confession: "Confession is not telling God what you did; He already knows. Confession is agreeing with God that what you...