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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...

What If I Lose the Ability?

Picture something that you really love to do. What would you do if suddenly you couldn't do this anymore? For me, one of the things I love to do is play the piano. I love engaging my mind in reading the music and coordinating my fingers to play the sounded translation...

“Look At Me”

Spoiler alert for the movie, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Yes, I have gathered another life lesson from a fantasy story. Also, this wasn't in the book, but it's good anyway. The dragon, Smaug, is setting fire to an entire town. A bowman called Bard is...

Well, That’s Inconvenient

Inevitably there will be some very inconvenient things that happen to you in life. Things can be going very well and suddenly come to a halt, or you may just have one thing after another, and another inconvenience on top of it. Whatever it is, it just so happens to be...

Punishment and Forgiveness

I've recently finished some Bible reading in the book of Judges. My goodness! Can't a group of people stay faithful to God? What gives? He's right there! I don't think He could be any more obvious! The people of Israel were following God, but they didn't follow...

The Symphony of Life

I almost always have music on my mind, but my thought process is a little bit different right now. We had an Easter musical at my church yesterday, so I am thinking about musicians all working together to make one song. I also have some things about this written in a...

Easter Surprise!

Today is the day we celebrate the risen Savior! Jesus died for our sin, the sin that is such a big deal. But He didn't stay dead, or it would have been meaningless. He conquered death, and rose again on the third day! Now if we believe in Jesus, we will also rise...