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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...

Ask and Ye Shall Receive

In the Bible it says that if you need or want something you can ask God for it. He knows what you need (Matthew 6:31-33). When you ask God for something, you need to ask believing you will receive it (James 1:5-6). But when asking for something, you need to ask for...

Bitter or Better

I find it fascinating that specific points in life can produce a bitter person or a better person. The same thing can happen to two different people, and the choice they make in response to this problem will determine a lot about them and their future by the end of...

Esther’s Decree

Yesterday morning I wasn't needed in the 2s and 3s Sunday School class, so I went to my age group class. We are currently in the book of Esther. We talked about the decree that Esther made to counter the decree that Haman (boo!) had made. Haman (boo!) had made a...

Real Life Gardening

There are quite a few things about gardening that apply to living life. I would like to share some of these things. If you get to the root, the branches will be okay. Don't sit and tend the branches when the root is the problem. When you pull weeds, you need to pull...

God Loves the Little Babies

This is something that I had on my laptop. I wrote it a couple years ago and decided that I should share it now. The rest of this post is what I had written. (Monday, July 15, 2013) Babies, children, in Heaven... This has been a thought in my mind. It seems like it...

Where Should We Meet?

When you go to meet someone, you set up a place where you will be. Because, logically, you can't meet someone where they are not. You can't meet where someone was, because they aren't there anymore. You can't meet where someone will be, because they aren't there yet....