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Looking Back Again

Round about a year ago, I was looking for a new job, a new place to live, and a new direction in my life. Now I have two jobs, a place to live, and enough direction to figure out where I should probably head from here. I'm probably going to sound like a broken record...

New Year, New Schedule

Once again, I find myself changing my blog schedule. I'll be posting my blogs on Tuesday, since my new schedule this year allows better writing time on that day. Speaking of new schedules, this past year has been full of changes for me. I went from one job to another,...

Some Things About the New Year

Recently I have learned and considered that there are some things we think and feel about a new year that could use some more thought. "New year, new me!" Just because the year is new doesn't automatically mean I suddenly am or am going to be a better person. It...

Unseen Injuries

After a physical injury heals, if it was bad enough sometimes you can still feel it. It may have healed just fine and be fully functional again, but on certain days or depending on how you've moved around, it just doesn't feel quite like it used to. This happens with...

Notes on Obedience

To obey is better than sacrifice. You might not always know why you are given an instruction until after you obey it. You don't have to understand why you're doing something to obey the instruction. It is important to know who you're obeying. It is important to know...

The Cause or the Blame?

The man preaching yesterday morning preached on properly responding to tribulation and trouble in life. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last year, even though he'd never had a lifestyle or been in an environment that would have caused it. This is the...

Live and Let Live

I have found that "live and let live" is something that requires a balance, depending on how you mean the term. I don't think one should just live and let live in the sense of never getting involved in anything and never making a difference. As a follower of Jesus, I...

Far or Near

I've found that the farther something is from you, physically or otherwise, the less it feels like it affects you. If it affects you at all, it can be quite minimal. This makes us prone to care less, and can even lean us towards apathy. But just because I don't feel...

A Reminder about Rules

We humans sometimes make arbitrary rules made to restrict a specific person or group of people just because we disagree with them. Sometimes we make those rules so we or a specific group can get away with something. We sometimes make bad rules for the same reasons....