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Heaping Coals of Fire

In Romans 12:20, we see the apostle Paul referencing Proverbs 25:21-22. In a modern Western way of thinking, the term "heap coals of fire on his head" gives me the idea that I'm exacting some type of vengeance or convicting with shame by being kind to people I don't...

Jesus and Failure and Betrayal

At my church we've been going through the book of Mark, and in the past few weeks we've been coming closer and closer to the cross. Jesus has just had His last meal with His disciples (which was something very important to both them and Jesus, even though the...

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...

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...