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Walking into the Fire
I was thinking about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3. I've written about their faith before in "Simple Yet Profound - The Fiery Furnace," and I've recently wondered again if I would have been so confident. We all like to think we'd have faith as strong as...
Exercise Buddy
I've found that I am more consistent with exercise and enjoy it more when I have a buddy doing it, too. I have also found that the buddy system works for pretty much everything else in life. Anything that requires accountability or some teamwork goes so much better...
Things God Created
In Sunday School for the past few Sundays, we've been teaching the little kids about God creating everything. Yesterday morning the teacher was asking the kids to name things that God created. They named various animals and plants, and had a good time. Then in my head...
Cleaning the House
Sometimes your house just needs a good deep cleaning. But between those cleanings, it won't need that kind of deep cleaning as often if you do maintenance cleaning. If you do a little bit of something every day, like putting things back right when you're done with...
Notes on Suffering
Many times you will not truly know and see just how good God is until you suffer. There is no amount of suffering that can exhaust God's grace, mercy, and glory. We are promised the storm. Sometimes following Christ will bring suffering - not merely inconvenience, but...
Daily Bible Reading
I highly recommend reading the Bible every day. Whether you want to focus on a portion of it for a week or a month, focus on parts to memorize, or read the whole thing through in a year, reading it every day really gives you a better sense of what's in it. Being...