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Expecting the Unexpected
When God works He often does something no one expected. When God promised Abraham a son, Abraham and his wife were well past child-bearing age. One of the times the children of Israel needed deliverance in the book of Judges, God called a poor, unsure man, and pared...
Immanent God
We sometimes treat our relationship with God as if it is long distance. So we treat prayers like phone calls, or e-mails, or sending a message by dove. But we are not in a long distance relationship with God! If you are saved, God is immanent - He is within you. In...
The Best Hug
Does it ever just get to you that one day if you're saved you will get to see Jesus face to face and in person? One day we'll get to physically be in the presence of Jesus! I can't even imagine what all it will be like! I can't get over it! One day I will be...
Writing Things Down
I write things down. Unless I'm sure I'll remember it, then I don't write it. And then promptly forget what I was supposed to remember. But when it comes to something just so witty, or an important piece of life advice, or something particularly important to remember,...
You’re Weird
God has called His people to be very different. In the Old Testament we see Him giving laws to Israel while frequently mentioning that these laws are to set them apart from the other nations (Leviticus 20:25-26; Deuteronomy 7:5-6). They were different because God was...
God and Country
God and country are both important, but you can't have a country without God. God sets up and takes down whomever He chooses, both leaders and peoples (Psalm 75:6-7; Daniel 2:20-21, 4:17). The Bible talks about Israel as a nation and how things went well for them when...