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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...

God Has Made Himself Reachable

God did not just create the universe and leave it be to unwind itself until the end of time. God wants to love us and He wants us to love Him back, so God made Himself knowable and reachable. First we need to know Him, so God put His signature on everything! He put...

Clean or Dirty, All or Nothing

I've heard it said that if Jesus doesn't have all of you, then He doesn't have you at all. If you're born again, you can't and shouldn't keep pieces of yourself from Jesus. You can't and shouldn't try keeping sections of your life to yourself. Becoming the holy person...

Requirements of Others and of Ourselves

Sometimes we have requirements of other people, yet somehow those same requirements don't always have to apply to us. After all, we have reasonable excuses. Plus, I know myself so well and I know others so well that I can let one standard slide with me, but not with...

Doubt and Reassurance

In the Bible we see Jesus casting out demons, healing the sick and disabled, feeding thousands of people with very little food, calming storms, and dying and rising again for our sins, all out of love. Just think, the disciples and many other people got to see that...

Notes on Grace

Sharing notes again, but specifically ones about grace. Grace is everything for nothing to those who don't deserve anything. God's grace still recognizes my disappointing behavior and gives me cleansing, forgiveness, and strength to go and be better. God will also not...

Following God’s Directions

Last night the kids learned about the brothers Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-16), and how we should follow God's instructions. Cain and Abel were both aware of God and what He told them to do, but only one of them listened. God was pleased with the one who listened. The...