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I've been thinking about the different experiences people have in life. There are people younger than I am that have more life experience than I do simply because of the different way life happened to us. There are people older than I am who don't know some of the...

I've mentioned before that someone once told me, "Surround yourself with those who are better than you." It can make you better, but not just because you have great examples, and not just because as they get better, so can you. There is usually also a desire to be as...

A few years ago I was introduced to a new form of Bible study: read a passage like you've never heard it before. It's a good way to get into a different mindset as you put aside what you know, and think about what someone new to the Bible would think about. This can...

Recently in my Bible reading I've been in Jeremiah. God sent him as a prophet to people who were not going to listen to him. Jeremiah knew this ahead of time, yet still got very frustrated at the people's response to God's words and to himself. Not only did they not...

I've heard it said that to understand the Gospel you don't have to be Jewish, but it helps! Books have been written about all the Old Testament details and prophecies that were fulfilled in Jesus, and all of these things have Jewish contexts. The more you understand...

A while back my dad was teaching Sunday School and commented that God is so big He can give us each His attention. I want to talk about that. Sometimes we act like God created everything and just left it to run on its own. We act like God doesn't care as much as He...