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A Bit on Biblical Context and My Opinions and Choices

Each verse in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each chapter in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each book in the Bible has a greater context around it. If you don't take the whole context into context, you're very likely to miss important truths...

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...

It Don’t Matter

Sometimes we want to know things that God hasn't told us specifically in His Word. Sometimes that's good, like wanting to know a specific direction or plan God has for our lives at the moment. But sometimes it doesn't matter, like what Jesus was writing in the dirt in...

Historical Perspective

I've been reading about the kings of Judah and Israel in my Bible reading, and it sometimes feels like rapid fire as I read about each one. It got me thinking about other summarized historical accounts that I've read. It takes me several minutes to read them, but it...

Clay, Mud, Silt, and the Molding Process

Where I live, the dirt has a lot of clay in it. So much that if you pick up some mud you can mold things out of it and it will still hold that shape when it dries. I made a tiny rose and tiny teacup out of it once. But because it's not just clay and contains other...

Not Fair, But Still Good

Lately I've been thinking about how much God is able and willing to forgive. The worst person in the world can be forgiven of their sins and made a completely new person just by believing in the work and name of Jesus! But sometimes we have a problem with that,...

Sweetness and Bitterness

I'd like to take a moment to talk about sweetness and bitterness. As we live and while we talk to and interact with others, people should be able to see the sweetness of God's grace in our lives even when bitter things are going on. Grace is the sweet main feature,...

The Joyful Whirlwind of VBS

I missed posting yesterday because I entirely forgot. I've been running around during the mornings at Vacation Bible School at church, then working in the afternoon. I've gotten a little tired and I feel a bit like I've been keeping pace with a whirlwind, but I've had...