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In Court and On Trial

A few days ago someone was talking about how God is the judge in the courtroom of life, and we can try to put Him on trial as if we're the judge, but we can't do that because we're not the judge. Then I started thinking about what it looks like when people try to...

A Summary Look Back Before Going Forward

I've been in Deuteronomy in my daily Bible reading lately. Here Moses is giving the children of Israel a summary of what's happened to them since they left Egypt (Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) before they head into the Promised Land. He's reminding them of the...

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...

Third Trip to AGCH

(For blogs on the first two trips to the Amazing Grace Children's Home: Amazing Grace Children's Home and Second Trip to AGCH) The group on this trip had a great time again with the children in Mexico! I always pick up something new when I'm there, and I don't mean...

Missionaries During the Holidays

My church sponsors and supports several missionaries, and we keep up with them regularly. The lady who reads the mission reports in church reminds us around the holidays that sometimes this can be a very lonely time for some of them. Some missionaries are involved in...

A Bit on Hope

The reason we despair is because we lose our sense of hope. We lose our sense of hope by not maintaining a proper focus. But God is still here, ready to hand hope to us again as soon as we turn around to look for it. You cannot cling to despair and be raised by hope....

Looking to Jesus

We Christians like to say we should look to Jesus for everything, or rely on Him for everything. Basically, we should focus on Jesus. But sometimes we don't really think about what that means. What does it mean to look to, rely on, and focus on Jesus, and how do I do...

The Different Perspectives of the Gospels

I'm doing a chronological, side-by-side reading through my Bible this year, so I've been able to read the Gospels telling the same parts of Jesus's life in different ways. I've found the perspectives interesting and sometimes funny. While some people think that the...

Abbreviated Advice

I've heard a few abbreviations over the years that can actually be helpful to remember, even if sometimes they feel a little silly. A lot of the time we really do need to ask ourselves, WWJD? (What Would Jesus Do?). But sometimes, JPWNHGHITSITFP (Jesus Probably Would...