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Praying for ALL
Sunday during the sermon we read and learned about prayer from 1 Timothy 2:1-8. Not that we haven't ever learned about prayer before, but sometimes it helps to be reminded. For example, there are different ways of praying that are all important. Right from verse 1,...
Forgiving Yourself
Sometimes we let ourselves get away with a lot of things, but if someone else does those same things we point it out to them rather emphatically. But sometimes we let the offenses of others slide easier than we will let our own. For me, I know who I am and exactly...
Judging You
"Judge not!" is a favorite saying of many. "Only God can judge me!" is another. The first one is often taken out of context and the second should scare you enough that you would listen to someone who is trying to point out your problem. Let's take a look at the first...
What’s My Motive?
The word "motive" comes from a Latin word that has to do with moving and motion. If you don't have a good reason for doing something, you won't move to get it done. We all have things we are supposed to be doing. Sometimes we do these things because we have to....
Having Direction
My pastor often says, "He who aims at nothing almost always hits it." If you don't have a clear goal in mind, you may never reach any goal. If you have no clear purpose, then what are you even doing? If you have no clear direction, then where are you even going? If...
Metaphors and Parallels – Going to the Gym
It's been brought to my mind recently that sometimes going to church can be compared to going to the gym. Saying you don't like church because of the hypocrites is like saying you don't like the gym because of the out-of-shape people. There are reasons we go to both...