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A Bit on Biblical Context and My Opinions and Choices

Each verse in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each chapter in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each book in the Bible has a greater context around it. If you don't take the whole context into context, you're very likely to miss important truths...

Alabaster and Spikenard

In Mark 14:3-9, we see a woman displaying an act of full and pure devotion for Jesus. I'm quite familiar with this account, but recently in church I learned more details about why this was such a big deal. I did a little Internet searching on my own and learned a few...

Advice from Pastors

I've gone through some older notes I've kept from sermons years ago. I've chosen a few phrases for some helpful advice. You're not special, you're unique. Unity in church comes when we stop thinking of ourselves as special and start thinking of ourselves as being...

Text, Expression, and Tone

(I see I've gotten behind on blogs. I'll be catching up this week.) I was talking with my dad the other day about how sometimes we don't think of the tone in which things were said in the Bible, or the facial expressions and body language along with it. We're so used...

Sowing and Reaping

Much like planting plants, life can behave a lot like a garden. Whatever you plant, that's what's going to grow, and it's going to grow up later. Whatever you do now is going to be what comes back around, and later. Whether you planted something good that you wanted,...

God Respecting Your Decision

Before God even made humans, He knew we'd mess up so badly that He would have to be the one to fix things. But He made us anyway and through Jesus made a way for our sins to be swept away so we could be with Him in Heaven when we die. But God will not force that on...

When God Gives You a Needed Break

Sometimes when you need a break, God will work things out for you to be able to take a vacation. But sometimes He works things out so you get sick, and you get something out of it that you probably wouldn't have while on vacation. When I get sick enough, I don't...

Reading the Bible Again

Every year I read through the whole Bible a little bit every day. I've noticed it's a good habit to have. Not only do you get more familiar with the Bible, you get more familiar with the God who made sure you have the Bible to read. Something I've been doing in the...

Setting Up Something New

This time of year a lot of us have new technology or toys to set up. Sometimes that's as simple as popping in some batteries and learning a few buttons, sometimes it's as complicated familiarizing yourself with a new program layout and transferring files. While...