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Choosing Between Good Things

I have things to plan and work for regarding the future, and to do so I must figure out what things to give up in the present, if only temporarily. I don't want to give things up. I feel like I shouldn't give up some of them. But I do need to at least consider doing...

Summarized Bible References to Get You Curious

Robust 80-year-old man claims mountain inheritance promised to him 40 years before. (Joshua 14:6-15) Two men get too big for their respective britches. One flees from the other in battle, the other dies after a very strong woman tosses a millstone on his head. (Judges...

Just Wondering

I have things about the Bible that I wonder sometimes. They're not doctrinally important so the Bible doesn't give answers, so I just wonder for fun. If you're curious, here are a few. In the book of Ruth, was Ruth's and Boaz's relationship as romantic as my 21st...

The Infinite Nature of God

I would love to explain God to you. But that is completely out of my ability in every way possible. You and I are finite beings, but God is infinite. This means that there's only so much you and I can understand and retain about Him. God has revealed Himself to us in...

Jonah’s Bitterness

When we read the book of Jonah in the Bible, we find a prophet who didn't want to prophesy to some people he hated, because he knew God would be merciful to them if they repented. By the end we find Jonah getting very bitter about the result of his prophesying, and...

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,...