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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...

Last Chance

Yesterday our pastor was speaking somewhere else, so one of our other teachers preached the sermons. Last night he talked about something very sad: There are times when you can use up your last chance with God. In Numbers 13-14, we see the children of Israel have...

Defending God

Technically God doesn't need us to defend Him. That doesn't mean that apologetics - the explanation of what we believe and why we believe it - is wrong, it just means that God isn't helpless. If He was helpless, how could He be God, and why would we believe in or even...

A Few More Phone Notes

Usually I keep notes in a notebook, but when it isn't with me, I use my phone to keep important things I hear for later. Only God remembers you forever - all the details, all the time. When God fills your cup, there is no room for anything else. If there is impotence...

God’s Revealed and Specific Will

I'm going to talk about two kinds of God's will: God's general or revealed will, and God's specific will. God's general or revealed will is what He's laid out in the Bible for everyone to see, hear, and know. God's specific will is what He lets each believer know...

Looking Back on and Forward to God’s Goodness

My life has changed quite a bit in the past month or so, and I'm making some decisions about where to go from here. While I have some ideas in place, we'll see what direction God takes me. As I've been thinking about what to do next, God has made sure to keep me...

Well-Known

God knows me better than I do. God knows what's on my mind at any given time, even when I'm not paying attention, and even when I refuse to pay attention because I don't want to have to think about something. But whether I'm struggling or whether I've got smooth...