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Pursuing Holiness
Holiness is being set apart for and because of God. But you can't just sit around and wait for holiness to catch you. Holiness is something you have to pursue, to chase, to go after. While it is something you certainly cannot achieve without God, there is some work...
Skipping Suffering
Spoiler alert, you can't skip all suffering. Sometimes you can skip some, but that doesn't always mean you should. While I would definitely recommend avoiding unnecessary suffering, there is some suffering that teaches you important lessons and makes you a better...
God Loves You Even Though You’re a Worm
This past year I've once in a while heard the question, "Would you love me if I was a worm?" While I often like to answer literally, I am aware there is much more to the question, and I do answer the deeper meaning. When someone asks if you'd love them if they were a...
A Bit on Thanks
Sometimes during Thanksgiving people go around the room or table and take turns listing things they're thankful for. I usually have a hard time, not because I can't think of a thing to be thankful for, but because I'm not comfortable speaking in front of people in...
A Book and Its Cover
They say not to judge a book by its cover, and while I know what that means, sometimes the whole reason the cover looks the way it does is so you can judge the book by it. At the same time, while the cover might tell you about something that's in the book, it doesn't...
Ground Control
I found a note I made in my phone during either a sermon or a devotional on the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-15), and I thought I'd share. Satan would have us believe there is no good ground in places and people. "This person or these...