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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....

A Few Things on Habits

Habits are things you do regularly and sometimes automatically. You got them because you started doing them all the time - whether you built them on purpose or they just fell into place. Habits can be good or bad. While some habits - good or bad - are easy to fall...

A Bit on the Comfort Zone

If you don't do uncomfortable things from time to time, your comfort zone will only get smaller. When you serve Jesus, you are to do so in more than just your comfort zone. You can't say that you will only serve Jesus when and where you are comfortable. You have been...

Sin Like Germs

Sin can be like germs. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. It only takes a little bit to make a surface unusable or a food inedible. It only takes a little to make you and those around you sick. If you don't clean properly with something that...

Time for a Change and Some Balance Adjustment

I talked about possibly changing the blog post schedule in Season of Change. That time has come. I have had to admit to myself that I cannot (currently anyway) keep up with two posts a week anymore. I'm sad about it (and I cried just a little bit), but it's time I...

In Case You Need to Hear It

In case you need to hear (or read) some things, here they are: Sometimes taking a short break will save you more time than pushing through. Instead of just sitting there and trying to power through a problem, you might just need a few minutes away so you can come back...

All Humans Are Children

The more I work with children, the more I wonder what God must feel like with humanity in general. I know a lot of things that children don't, so there are a lot of things I can tell them with authority on a given subject or behavior. I know what's best more than they...