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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...

How Big Is God to You?

God is infinite and perfect. He is ultimate good and never changes, or He would cease to be perfect God. He is greater than even the wildest and most creative imagination can picture and fathom. If you were to see God face to face, you would die from the overwhelming...

A Little Advice

I'm not quite a quarter of a century old yet, so I'm not going to take it upon myself to give you anything profound that only age can tell you. But I would like to give some pieces of advice from my few years of experience. Seek the truth, the whole truth, and nothing...

Be Faithful in the Small Things

The Bible often talks about faithfulness. It is a requirement for the children of God. Sometimes when we think of faithfulness, we think of Biblical heroes, or great missionaries and pastors, or maybe certain people in our own churches. You can see how big their faith...

Reactions and Responses

I find it utterly fascinating that the same situation that makes a hero can also make a villain. The same set of circumstances that makes someone better, can make another person bitter. Someone can trust others again, someone can cut themselves off from others....

God Invented It

One day I was watching a documentary on the universe and its existence. It questioned everything's origin, and explained it using matter, energy, space, and time. After explaining about matter, energy, and space, time was discussed. The conclusion was that at one...

Musical Laughter

I missed a post on Monday, but I still have more things to write so I'm posting today. Here we go. Laughter is a wondrous, strange, and amusing sound. Laughter is one of the most beautiful, musical sounds I have ever heard. It comes in such a variety, too! There are...