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In Court and On Trial

A few days ago someone was talking about how God is the judge in the courtroom of life, and we can try to put Him on trial as if we're the judge, but we can't do that because we're not the judge. Then I started thinking about what it looks like when people try to...

A Summary Look Back Before Going Forward

I've been in Deuteronomy in my daily Bible reading lately. Here Moses is giving the children of Israel a summary of what's happened to them since they left Egypt (Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) before they head into the Promised Land. He's reminding them of the...

Heaping Coals of Fire

In Romans 12:20, we see the apostle Paul referencing Proverbs 25:21-22. In a modern Western way of thinking, the term "heap coals of fire on his head" gives me the idea that I'm exacting some type of vengeance or convicting with shame by being kind to people I don't...

Participation in God’s Overarching Design

I was talking to a friend about Christians going out and telling people about Jesus. We're supposed to do this, on purpose and all the time. We're not supposed to be obnoxious about it, but we are supposed to go tell people about Jesus. Then that's it, the rest is...

Speaking the Language

When you talk to people about Jesus, it goes much better if you do it in a language with which they are familiar. I don't just mean the language they were born into, I also mean their culture, and I mean the way each person processes information and how they think...

Christianese

Sometimes we Christians say words that non-Christians don't understand, but sometimes we don't understand them either. They've just become buzz words that we throw around and feel good about. Go do some digging about these words, even if you think you know what they...

A Seed Will Grow Where a Seed Will Grow

While I was out in Mexico last week with a group (see previous post) and we were visiting the Amazing Grace Children's Home (Sublime Gracia Casa Hogar, Facebook link here), we had devotionals in the morning after breakfast at the hotel before going to see the kids. In...

Second Trip to AGCH

I went with a group again this year to the Amazing Grace Children's Home in Mexico (Sublime Gracia Casa Hogar, Facebook link here). We spent time with the children and got to know them, and they got to know us. Everyone absolutely loves it! And if you're someone who...

A Bit on Tithing

Tithing is giving one tenth of your income back to God through your local church. There are a few passages in the Bible where we get the idea of tithing as a good general starting point for giving back to God for all He's given us: Genesis 14:20; Leviticus 27:30;...