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Alabaster and Spikenard

In Mark 14:3-9, we see a woman displaying an act of full and pure devotion for Jesus. I'm quite familiar with this account, but recently in church I learned more details about why this was such a big deal. I did a little Internet searching on my own and learned a few...

Advice from Pastors

I've gone through some older notes I've kept from sermons years ago. I've chosen a few phrases for some helpful advice. You're not special, you're unique. Unity in church comes when we stop thinking of ourselves as special and start thinking of ourselves as being...

The Resurrection of Lazarus

In John 11:1-45, we see a story that I've heard so many times that I run the risk of being over-familiar with it. But while thinking about it over the past few days, I've wondered what it must have been like to see it. I read it again, spending some time on it....

God and Feelings

Sometimes we say God has feelings just like we do. But since He existed first and created us His image, we're the ones who have feelings like He does. God gave us the ability to feel so that He and we could relate to one another.  But there is at least one key...

Reflections and Resolutions

Coming into a new year is an opportunity to reflect on how life through the year has been thus far, and even a good time to reflect on past years throughout your life. It's also a good time to see whether some of what has happened should change or should stay the...

The Mind as a House

They say a cluttered desk can be a sign of a cluttered mind. While this isn't always true, it isn't unusual for our minds to project our processes of feelings and thoughts into physicality, almost as if to show us tangibly what our inner workings are doing. Sometimes...

A Few Christmas Notes

There is no Easter without Christmas; there is no point to Christmas if there is no Easter. Mary did, in fact, know. Knowing how God is, He had the stars ready at creation to move into position exactly for the the wise men to see when Jesus came. You can research and...

Look Outside for the Holidays

I know I've talked about all this before, but it's good to be reminded. We get so busy with our own holiday stuff that we sometimes forget there are others around us who aren't having as good of a time as we are, or we're the ones not having a good time because we're...

Science in the Bible

Yesterday during a sermon the speaker talked about one of the many reasons why he believes that the Bible is the real, factual, word of God and the actual historical accounts of God's people. He pointed out something I've known for a while but haven't thought much...