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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...

Written and Typed Notes

If you've been here a while, you know I take notes. I write them down on paper and I type them in my phone. Usually I share notes from one or the other, but I'm sharing combo notes today. Church is not a spectator sport. Faithfulness to God does not grant exemption...

Nerdy Appreciation

I frequently notice and enjoy the colors in the sky at sunset, but one evening I appreciated not just the colors that God made, but also that He made the physics for those colors to happen. I've talked before about how God has rigged everything in our favor (Rigged in...

Commitment with God

Our pastor at church was out visiting family, so one of our other men at church preached yesterday. The way he talked about our commitment with God stuck out to me. When you get saved, you and God are committed to each other. God is committed to you, you are committed...

Smart Creation Questions

Last night during church I had the opportunity to help with an older age group of kids than usual. We were learning about when God created everything in the beginning. Paying attention to the order of events, one kid asked, "If God created the sun, moon, and stars...

Disagreeing While Still Getting Along

You can disagree with someone and still get along with them. I know that's not a shock to everybody, but sometimes even we who know this can act like we don't believe it. Just because you don't like someone's opinion or lifestyle doesn't necessarily mean you have to...

What Your Belief Looks Like

Whatever you believe should be and will be apparent by how you do things in your day to day life. If you truly believe in something, it changes the way you arrange your life: what you spend your money on, what you spend your time on, how you do your daily tasks, the...