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Just Wondering

I have things about the Bible that I wonder sometimes. They're not doctrinally important so the Bible doesn't give answers, so I just wonder for fun. If you're curious, here are a few. In the book of Ruth, was Ruth's and Boaz's relationship as romantic as my 21st...

Glory, Irony, and a Crying Savior

I'm late to write this blog, but this time it feels like more of a good thing than usual because I have some things to share from the sermon tonight that I might not have shared this soon otherwise. We were in Mark 15:15-32. The crucifixion of Christ has some glorious...

In Court and On Trial

A few days ago someone was talking about how God is the judge in the courtroom of life, and we can try to put Him on trial as if we're the judge, but we can't do that because we're not the judge. Then I started thinking about what it looks like when people try to...

Hearing God’s Voice – Privilege and Responsibility

Prompted by a devotional yesterday. When a child hears their mom or dad tell them to clean their room, the child may treat cleaning their room as a nice option to consider. But it isn't really just an option or a good choice. As a child when you have been told to...

Good Friends

I've been reading The Lord of the Rings and I've gotten to the point where the main protagonist is becoming very weary in body and mind. His road is hard, the way ahead is dark, and his burden is increasingly heavy, so he is leaning more and more on the support of his...

Authority and Worth

The title of this one is a bit of a misnomer. Authority has nothing to do with worth. This has come up for me recently and I figured I'd share. God set up authority and how it works, but it isn't based on someone being worth more than someone else. Look at the Trinity...

Still a Big Deal

In the Old Testament we find that God had some severe laws for the children of Israel concerning sin. Many sins were punishable by death, usually by stones. These days we don't have such punishments for many of the things that would have warranted death long ago. But...

We’ve All Got Problems

Pick a problem, and someone has it. Whether it be physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, or any combination of these, we all have multiple problems. While some problems might not be as big or as pressing as others, they do have their effects on us. Someone else will...

Release It

Sometimes you think you can handle something or someone. This problem? You've got this. You know how to handle it. But you don't actually know. You can't handle it. But you try anyway, and sometimes we ignore God while trying. We pray and say, "Please help me with...