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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...

Being There and Feeling with Others

Sometimes when someone around us is really happy, it makes us happy. When someone has good news to share, we like to share in the happiness that this news brings. We like to be there for and support our loved ones, whether they be friends or family. Sometimes when...

A Prophetess, a Commander, and a Hardcore Woman

Lately I thought of some of the happenings in the book of Judges, specifically around the period and area of Deborah the prophetess and Barak the commander (Judges 4 and 5). In this account, the Israelites have yet again done evil, right in front of the God who spent...

Making Time

Sometimes when changes happen in your life, the things you normally do might slip through the cracks. My blog has been slipping through cracks lately, but I'm going to figure out how to keep going on a regular schedule (even if it's modified) because it's important to...

God Moving Like a Breeze

God has been moving a lot of things around in my life lately, with His usual care and subtlety. It's like feeling a breeze blow around me; I can't see what all God is doing, but I can tell He's there. I can't tell what He's doing or how He's doing it either, but I can...

Observable, Measurable, Usable, Relatable

God gave us the ability to observe, understand, and get in on the secrets of His creation. Animals don't know the deep intricacies of creation's workings, nor do they care. But we humans care and have the ability to notice that the universe has order, that it has...

The Unforgivable Sin

As I wrote the previous post (Last Chance), it reminded me of a sermon from a few weeks ago in church. That sermon was about the one sin that God cannot forgive, from what Jesus said in Mark 3:22-30. Jesus had been doing miracles, and in this specific case He had...