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Lessons from Orchestra
I've learned a few things from being in my church's orchestra and from listening to a few other orchestras. I love how some of the things I've learned can be metaphors for life. Not all of these are metaphors, but they can still be useful to know. The music is written...
Flying with God
Yesterday in Sunday School one of our teachers told us about his little grandson. He had been talking about jets with him. He said to his grandson, "If God is the pilot, and Jesus is the co-pilot, then who is the navigator?" His grandson replied that it was the Holy...
Star Wars Geek Lessons
I have posted before about learning from fictional books and movies. For those who know me personally, this kind of post isn't that surprising. I can hear all your mental voices now... "GEEK!" So let's get started. Sometimes I see Star Wars (specifically episodes I,...
Forgiveness – Gettest Thou Over It
Harboring bitterness is like sipping poison and waiting for the other person to die. Yesterday morning in Sunday School we talked about being forgiving and being unforgiving. When you don't forgive someone, you are going against what God has told you to do and what He...
God Lets Us Help
Sometimes I picture my relationship with God like a mother and her small child making cookies in the kitchen. The mother doesn't need her child's help, and might even have an easier time without it. But she lets her child help her anyway. God doesn't need me, either....
Purpose
You have never met anyone that isn't important. You don't even look in the mirror at someone who isn't important. Telling someone they are useless or purposeless is one of the dirtiest lies you can ever tell. Whether you tell it to someone else or to yourself, it is a...