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Our Relationship with God
Something important stuck out to me again in a sermon last night: God takes our relationship with Him more seriously than we do. From God's first interactions with the first humans and on down history, God has always been more serious about this relationship than we...
God’s Mercy and Grace for Granted
In church yesterday morning, something in the sermon stuck out at me: When God's justice surprises us or causes us to take pause, could it be because we've taken His mercy and grace for granted? God is merciful and just at the same time, but sometimes we focus more on...
Appreciating the Village
I was recently given the opportunity to attend a friend's quinceanera. People said some very nice things about this friend and her family, and they prayed over her. I saw a lot of people there, and heard many of them talking about my friend. They've not only watched...
More Church Notes
If you disobey in the little things, you will disobey in the big things. Faithfulness and patience go together. Unfaithfulness and impatience go together. You cannot be honest with others, including God, if you are dishonest with yourself. It doesn't take a "serious"...
Learning to Walk
When you learn to walk as a little child, you need a lot of help. Someone needs to be there to help you balance and to be sure you don't get injured. But you also need to be allowed to fall and get back up by yourself, otherwise you'll never walk properly. When you...
A Little Spiritual Brain Exercise
Sometimes I like to ask spiritual and theological questions that don't necessarily matter, but are fun to talk about. It often gets some interesting theological discussions going, especially when you get together with pastors, missionaries, or other Bible nerds. For...