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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....
While You Can
There are things you can do now that you won't be able to do later. Whether it involves an opportunity that has a deadline or age taking its toll on you, there is only so much time we each have to do certain things. But what about things that we can normally do later?...
Repenting of Your Good Works
A few days ago I was talking with some friends about repentance. Repentance means changing your mind about something. Then someone mentioned how you need to repent of your good works as much as your sinful ones. That's true. Anyone's righteousness before God, even...