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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...

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...

Rigged in Our Favor

God rigged a lot of things in humanity's favor from the very beginning. God set up an entire planet so perfectly balanced to support life that we don't just survive on it, we thrive. He set Earth in a great viewing spot to see a lot of other planets and stars. He set...

Written Notes

I feel again like sharing notes I've written down. If you're wondering where I get my notes, I write most of them as I listen at church. For God's will to be done, it must be known. We may only know the will of God by way of the Word of God. Just because we don't all...