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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...

Control Tower of the Mind

Generally speaking (though I am aware of exceptions), your body is subject to your mind. Whatever you will your body to do with your brain is what it does. You don't accidentally pour yourself a bowl of cereal, you don't accidentally yell at someone, and you don't...

Exploring Through Stories

Sometimes by reading, watching, playing in, or writing a story, you get to explore something you otherwise wouldn't have experienced. Sometimes you wouldn't want to experience it yourself, but you still learn something from having seen and heard it. You might start...

A Bit on Pleasing and Serving God

If you are pleasing God, it doesn't matter who else you please. If you are not pleasing God, it still doesn't matter who else you please. Serving God is never part time, it is a full commitment. Since Jesus is Lord, we should act like it.

If God Is Good, Then Why Is There Evil?

This is a loaded question, and one that requires more than a single blog post to explain, but I'll give you a basic explanation. I'm going to start by saying that sometimes when people ask this question or a variation of it, they don't always want the answer or...

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...