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Notes Once More
Once again I was looking through some notes and thought I'd share. God is only angry when it would be wrong not to be. God is secure. You can question, doubt, yell, shake your fist at Him, but if you'll listen to His response, God will settle everything for you....
Perfect Parents
There comes a point in every person's life when they realize their parents are not perfect. I don't remember when that point was for me, so I think it was just a gradual, natural realization. But even though my parents aren't perfect, I think they did a very good job....
The Honesty of the Bible
The Bible is full of plenty of examples. We like to talk about the good examples, but we need to talk about the bad ones, too. Some of the people in the Bible most praised for their faith made some of the worst choices. Abraham believed God's promise to him about...
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...