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Being a Neighbor
I was teaching the kids at church about the Good Samaritan tonight (Luke 10:25-37), and it made me think of how I and so many others can be in our own lives. A man asked Jesus a question about how to inherit eternal life. Jesus asked him what the Law (the first few...
Avoiding Punishment, or Doing the Right Thing?
Several years ago, I had made some decisions that put me in a toxic friendship, and I was making decisions that were keeping me there. This "friendship" was pulling me away from God and my family. God was telling me to stop, but I let the toxic friend talk me out of...
From Another Perspective
Sometimes I wonder why people do the things they do and why they think the things they think. I can begin to find the answer by trying to perceive the way they perceive. Sometimes simply having a different vantage point or position will help me understand another...
A Few Things on Habits
Habits are things you do regularly and sometimes automatically. You got them because you started doing them all the time - whether you built them on purpose or they just fell into place. Habits can be good or bad. While some habits - good or bad - are easy to fall...
A Bit on the Comfort Zone
If you don't do uncomfortable things from time to time, your comfort zone will only get smaller. When you serve Jesus, you are to do so in more than just your comfort zone. You can't say that you will only serve Jesus when and where you are comfortable. You have been...
Sin Like Germs
Sin can be like germs. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. It only takes a little bit to make a surface unusable or a food inedible. It only takes a little to make you and those around you sick. If you don't clean properly with something that...