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“If You Love Me”
"If you love me" can be a tricky set of words. I've heard them used to manipulate others into doing things, and I've heard them used to convey truth about how relationships work. When you love someone you have a strong tendency to do things that they want, but that...
Inconvenient Effort
As I was sitting in church yesterday, I thought about how sometimes my church commitments are not always easy or convenient. Really any commitments or responsibilities I have are not always easy or convenient. But that's how you know they're commitments and that...
Would I React Differently?
Sometimes we look at the people in the Bible and can readily see the mistakes they made, but sometimes I wonder if we'd do any differently if we were in their circumstances. If God promised that I would have a child when I'm so far past child-bearing years that I'm...
God and Science
Considering that God made the universe and all the laws by which it functions, anything we discover through science won't disagree with God. Sometimes scientists might overstep the boundaries of science and try to make assumptions in an attempt to understand more...
Making Disciples
Telling people about Jesus isn't just about them getting saved, it's also about making them disciples. (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8) Jesus calls us not just to show people who He is so they can believe, He also calls us to teach them what it means to believe in and...
A Bit on Sanctification
I've heard it said that sanctification is becoming in practice what our position is in Christ. We're already in the position, now we need to learn to become what we are. God gave us volition, so when He redeems us, we are still able to choose whether we participate in...