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Children’s Hosanna
Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the one where we talk about Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, with people waving palm branches and shouting, "Hosanna!" When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, it meant He came in peace. Kings rode on stallions in...
Notes Again
Once again I'm sharing some notes I've collected. Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the apples in a seed. Why do we expect God to move for us when we won't lift a hand for Him? If anything in life turns someone from the Lord, we shouldn't...
Doing What You Feel Is Right
I'm still reading in the book of Judges, and today I was in chapters 17-18. Several places in Judges it points out that people did whatever they felt was right. At times it goes on to paint a picture of what that looked like, and in chapters 17-18 we see just how bad...
A Little Extra Encouragement
I was doing my Bible reading in the book of Judges today, and read about Gideon (Judges 6-7). I've noticed before that God gives Gideon a lot of encouragement and affirmation, and thought I'd talk about it. When God first calls Gideon to deliver the Israelites from...
Pleasure and Conflict
Yesterday morning we had a guest preacher. He talked about James 4:1-8. Here are a few things I learned. The preacher started by noting that things that bring us pleasure also bring us conflict (4:1-2). He talked about the Greek word here that is sometimes translated...
Prejudice and the Great Commission
I've just finished reading Eternity in Their Hearts by Don Richardson. It's a great book and you should read it. You'll find out a lot about how many different peoples across the world actually have vestiges of monotheism and hopes of the One True God speaking to...