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Choosing Between Good Things

I have things to plan and work for regarding the future, and to do so I must figure out what things to give up in the present, if only temporarily. I don't want to give things up. I feel like I shouldn't give up some of them. But I do need to at least consider doing...

Summarized Bible References to Get You Curious

Robust 80-year-old man claims mountain inheritance promised to him 40 years before. (Joshua 14:6-15) Two men get too big for their respective britches. One flees from the other in battle, the other dies after a very strong woman tosses a millstone on his head. (Judges...

Just Wondering

I have things about the Bible that I wonder sometimes. They're not doctrinally important so the Bible doesn't give answers, so I just wonder for fun. If you're curious, here are a few. In the book of Ruth, was Ruth's and Boaz's relationship as romantic as my 21st...

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...

Story-Building

A friend and I have been story-building for several months now, and it's all becoming quite intricate and interconnected. That interconnectedness as well as the themes we've been exploring take inspiration from and remind us of real life. All the story-building that...

Acceptability and the Standards Thereof

Some friends and I have been talking, which is arguably "dangerous" because we frequently have questions and topics that make very good and sometimes controversial discussion points. I've decided to share one of them, just to get people thinking. While Christians are...

The Word, Life, and Light of Christmas

In the Gospels we find different accounts of when Jesus came down to earth to live with us for a while so He could be the sacrifice needed to save us from our sins and reconcile us to God. Matthew begins with the genealogy of Jesus, then moves to a few events leading...