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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...

The One Who Gave You the Shield Is Big Enough

In Ephesians 6, Paul tells us to take up the Shield of Faith. This shield is big enough and strong enough to protect us from the oncoming enemy and his flaming javelins. Taking up the shield by having faith is important. Faith is putting action to your belief. Do you...

Shoes of Peace Are for Moving Forward

We call them the Shoes of Peace, but let's not forget that Paul says "the preparation of the gospel of peace." These shoes are for peace and readiness. These shoes are for you to wear so you can readily share the gospel, the good news! These shoes are for steady...

Standing Together

We talk about the Shoes of Peace, but let's not forget they are also for "the preparation of the gospel of peace." They are for readiness. But that's the next post. This one is about the peace part, which does connect. One of the remarkable things about the physical...

Heart Protection

The kids learned about the Breastplate of Righteousness last night. "Where does the breastplate go?" the teacher asked. "On the chest!" replied one child. "Yes." Another child piped in. "Over the belly button!" Well, that is also where it goes. But we talked about how...

The Breastplate of Righteousness

Time to share what I'm learning in "The Armor of God" Bible study again! Remember when I talked about this armor being God's armor, and how it's heavy? Well, wearing God's righteousness is a pretty significant thing to do. We can't carry it, we can't wear it, not with...

Heavy Stuff

We're getting to more armor pieces! The kiddos learned about the Breastplate of Righteousness last night, and the ladies are learning about it today! But let's talk about how heavy armor is. If you want strong armor, it needs to be heavy armor. You'll need multiple...