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Church as the Body of Christ
In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul compares local church to a body that acts like an extension of Jesus as it does Jesus' will in the world around it. Sometimes we Christians get so used to this idea that it becomes like a display piece we walk by so much that we stop noticing...
Guarding and Keeping Your Heart
In Proverbs 4:23 we are told how important it is to keep or guard our hearts. I decided to look at the original Hebrew meaning for some of the words. (For this post I'm reading KJV, but I see no reason not to use a different translation. Since we're looking at the...
The Right Thing
Doing what you need to do and doing what's right should be the same thing. You don't have to prove someone else wrong to do what you know is right. Sometimes the question isn't, "What is the good thing?" but, "What is the best thing?" Sometimes we have to choose among...
God’s Vastness
Often when I watch a documentary on outer space or see a planetarium presentation, I feel incredibly small and insignificant. The universe is just so vast! Everything is zipping around at high speeds, sometimes around other things, following other things, or running...
A Few Reminders
Doing what you need to do and doing what's right should be the same thing. Just because someone else isn't doing their job is no excuse for you not to do yours. Winning the culture back is not the same thing as winning souls to Christ. If you are not getting into...
Reviewing Notes
I've always liked writing, and I've almost always taken notes. I've recently realized just how many notes I take, and just how many I've kept. These notes are everywhere: on paper, on my computer, on my phone! Some of these notes are important pieces of life advice....