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Shepherd on the Mountain and in the Valley
In ladies' Bible study last week, we were learning about Jesus saying "I AM the Good Shepherd." We learned about what shepherds in Israel did and where they would take their sheep. We got to see what the terrain looked like. The mountains are great vantage points, yet...
Context
As humans, we take sets of words or actions out of context. Sometimes we do this without knowing there is other context. Sometimes we do this so we can twist things into what we want to see or hear. We don't even twist things to look bad every time; sometimes we twist...
Several Surrenders
The sermon last night was about surrendering to God, and my mind went quite a few places. Here is a bit of where it went. Sometimes in life you will have to surrender something to God more than once. Say someone has committed a serious offense towards you. You need to...
Children’s Version – The Boy Samuel
In the 2 and 3 year old Sunday School class we've been talking about the boy Samuel. His mother asked God for him, she gave him back to God, and God then called him. Sometimes I'm not sure if all the kids are paying attention, but after a while I always find out that...
How Much Should I Give God?
Christians give God one tenth (called a tithe) of whatever money we make, based on passages in the Bible where people gave God one tenth of their goods. Some people struggle with even giving that. Some people ask if that's really how much we should give God. When you...
Factoring God
More and more I see and hear things that say humanity in general is going in a bad direction. Things are very slowly falling apart. I see broken homes, crime, sickness and disease, the decay of morality. I've heard intelligent people who study and observe society say...