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In Court and On Trial

A few days ago someone was talking about how God is the judge in the courtroom of life, and we can try to put Him on trial as if we're the judge, but we can't do that because we're not the judge. Then I started thinking about what it looks like when people try to...

A Summary Look Back Before Going Forward

I've been in Deuteronomy in my daily Bible reading lately. Here Moses is giving the children of Israel a summary of what's happened to them since they left Egypt (Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) before they head into the Promised Land. He's reminding them of the...

Heaping Coals of Fire

In Romans 12:20, we see the apostle Paul referencing Proverbs 25:21-22. In a modern Western way of thinking, the term "heap coals of fire on his head" gives me the idea that I'm exacting some type of vengeance or convicting with shame by being kind to people I don't...

A Little Something on Death

I was thinking lately about my grandma's death years ago. I miss her, but I'm not too sad because I know where she went and that I'll get there later. I then thought of being a kid at our church's Missions Conference when my parents would take separate cars. I and my...

A Few Points About the Resurrection

We can still talk about Easter even though it's over. Jesus' resurrection is always relevant. I found some notes I have on the resurrection and started thinking about a few things. If God was not satisfied with the death and shed blood of Jesus, He would not have...

Different Temptations

It may surprise you to know that some people are not tempted by the things you are. It may surprise you to know that some people are tempted by things that you are not. Things that trip you up may have no bearing on someone else. Things that trip someone else up may...

June Bug Life

My brother, youngest sister, and I were out in the car last night talking. We happened to see a June bug and someone brought up that while in the Bible humans are sometimes compared to sheep, other times we could also be compared to June bugs. It sounds a little...

Easter Monday

Now that Easter Sunday is over, a lot of people are going right back to their lives as if Jesus never resurrected. Even some Christians are doing it! We have a tendency to celebrate Jesus' resurrection and get over it sometimes, feeling revived on Sunday but feeling...

Jonathan’s Character

I've been reading in the book of 1 Samuel, and I've been at the point of Saul's reign as the first king of Israel. I've been reading a different translation than usual, which has been making me take a new look at passages I've known my whole life. For example...