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No Resurrection, No Point
This Easter at church, I feel like we dwelled a little more than usual on Paul's words about Christ's resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, and I enjoyed it. Salvation isn't just about the birth and death of Jesus, it is also about His resurrection! If Christ hasn't...
Reading Someone Else’s Mail
I've heard it said and seen for myself that the Bible is written for us, not to us. Meaning while we should read it and get things out of it, we need to realize that it was written in a different culture and a different language, so that can sometimes affect how we...
Eyes on the Conductor
I've written a lot about musical life lessons before (see the list at the end of this post), but there are always more things on which to focus. Like the conductor! If you're a musician, you should be focusing on the conductor. The conductor, or the director, is the...
Abstract Physics
I'm enormously thankful that God made abstract concepts to work along similar rules as physical ones. I frequently say that I need metaphors like I need to breathe. It makes things so much easier when I can use a physical concept to help me grasp an non-physical one!...
Stinkin’ Thinkin’
While listening to a sermon yesterday I was reminded of something from a sermon years ago, a phrase about "stinkin' thinkin'." The point was that what you regularly think about, what you put into your mind, and the thoughts you entertain are all things that go into...
Spotting a Scam
I've gotten some interesting scam mail lately, which got me thinking about authenticity and verifying what's real. Yep, I'm going to draw a parallel between spotting a scam in real life with spotting a scam from Satan. Scams can sometimes look very much like the real...