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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...

Phone Notes

When I don't have a paper notebook with me, I put notes in my phone. I thought I'd share a few. God doesn't need eyes in the back of His head, He just knows where we are all the time. He saw us "sneak" off. Serving God is never part-time. It is a full commitment....

Paul’s Personality

The other day a friend and I were talking about the apostle Paul. Among the things we discussed about him were his personality, which God did not change upon converting Paul, God just gave it new direction. Paul was a very driven, zealous man. He gave every ounce of...

Treating Symptoms, or the Problem?

When you see a doctor for uncomfortable symptoms, the point is to find out the problem that's causing them. If you have pain, you might take some pain medicine for a while so you can function, but that doesn't actually fix the problem, it just minimizes your awareness...

Just Say So

Sometimes we go about life feeling miserable because someone didn't do or say something we wanted or needed. But sometimes that's because they didn't know we wanted or needed it. Sometimes a lot of complications in life can be cleared up by simply telling someone how...

When God Moves the Furniture

Sometimes God needs to rearrange your life. Sometimes He puts things in different places to better optimize how things are done, or gets rid of things to make room for something else, or does both to make it easier for you to move around. Sometimes God needs to move...

The Consequences of Doing God’s Will

As Charles Stanley put it, "Obey God and leave the consequences to Him." Obeying God is sometimes going to be scary, sometimes downright terrifying. But remember that God is the one calling you to action, so He knows what the results will be. God has called you, so He...