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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...

Understanding God

The title of this one may be a bit misleading. You can't understand God. You cannot. There are certain things He will let us know and help us understand, but you and I will never completely understand God. Why? Because God is infinite, and we are finite. God is...

Wait, Stand, Pray

I'm going to talk about something that I tend to have a problem with... wanting to help everybody all the time and wanting to fix all the problems. It's not wrong to want to help people, but it is wrong to try to do everything by yourself. It is wrong to essentially...

Sometimes You Don’t Know

Sometimes in life you don't get to know certain things. You might really feel like you should know, but sometimes that isn't what is supposed to happen. When you have an important decision to make, sometimes you have no idea what to do. Pray, talk to God about it....

Learning Life Lessons

I'm convinced that life is just going through the same things at different stages of life. We learn and re-learn lessons. We can all use a refresher on the important things we have learned, and we also need keep up the practical use of these learned lessons. So while...

Death Is Conquered!

I'm still not over Easter! The resurrection of Jesus means that death has been conquered! Conquered - this is a good word! Jesus won, Jesus defeated death. Death has no power over those who believe in Jesus! Do our sin-cursed physical bodies still die? Yes. But when...

Easter Is Coming!

In just a few days it will be Easter Sunday, the day when Jesus' resurrection is celebrated! Technically every Sunday is a celebration of that, but on this day there is more emphasis on it. If Jesus didn't come to earth in the first place (Christmas), He wouldn't have...