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Being Happy, Being Holy
I've written about this before in Holiness and Happiness, but upon reading a devotional this morning, I don't think I spent enough time emphasizing an important part in that blog post. Yes God cares more about your holiness than your happiness, but God has designed us...
Making Lists
We all have lists: things we need to do, things we want to do, offenses committed against us, good things done for us, things someone else needs or wants us to do, things in the budget or not. Let's look at the offensive list. You will obtain quite a list of offenses...
Unbridled Obedience
We typically use bridles and bits with horses to get them to go where we want them to. But if you and your horse have spent enough time together and know how to communicate, eventually you don't need a bridle. You can just hop up onto the horse's bare back without so...
Notes on Godly Fruit
A tree needs sunlight to produce fruit. Christians will experience a drop in fruit production when walking in darkness. We need Son-light. The fruit of the Spirit is not a basket of different fruits from which you get to pick and choose, it is something you should be...
Giving an Answer
In 1 Peter 3:15-16 we see that we Christians should be ready to give people an answer for what we believe and why we believe it, and to do it in a kind manner. Being able to give an answer or reason is also referred to as apologetics. It is knowing what you believe...
Love Holds On, Love Lets Go
God is the source of real love, and shows us how to have and use it. Love seeks the highest good of its object. Whether that means holding on or letting go, love makes us strong enough to do it. Love holds on and sticks around even when it is difficult. Love holds on...