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Video Game Lessons
While there are plenty of bad video games out there and plenty of bad lessons to learn from them, there are also some good video games with good lessons to learn. Here are a few of my observations. You don't always know every character's backstory. You can't buy stuff...
Rendering What Is Due
Yesterday morning the associate pastor at my church preached from Mark 12:13-17. Take a moment to read it, and then I'll tell you one of the things I took home from it. Jesus was asked a question mean to trip Him up. But Jesus is never tripped up. He responded with...
Family Resemblance
When we get saved, we become the children of God. God adopts us (John 1:12; Ephesians 1:5; 1 John 3:1). When you look at people's children, they have a tendency to resemble their parents, whether in appearance or behavior. That's how we should be as the children of...
Cultural Influences
Last week I was at church camp for the first time. I didn't necessarily learn anything new, but I did still learn a LOT. I wrote notes, and I wrote notes on my notes. I've gone over and am ready to share some of what I've learned. If you aren't already familiar with...
The Time to Make a Choice
God is very patient and merciful. He gives everyone plenty of opportunity to repent and believe in Him so that they don't die in their sins, so that they don't end up being eternally separated from Him. But God must also judge and punish sin, so there comes a time...
It’s Foolishness
A lot of people will say that they don't believe in God and the Gospel because there isn't enough evidence. But if someone really looks with an honest heart, they will find plenty of evidence. Much of the time it isn't a lack of evidence as much as it is a love of...