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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...
Mystery to Me
There are a lot of things that will probably always be a mystery to me. If you care to know a few: I don't know how God makes a human being a whole thing. He made spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical aspects, but they're all one piece! What happens to one of...
Set Apart and Different
In my Bible reading I've been reading through some of the ancient Israelite laws. Several times throughout, God tells the Israelites that one of the reasons they have these laws is to set them apart as different from the people around them. It is to be readily...
Sharing the Load
I've been talking with a couple friends lately on sharing struggles. We each sometimes have difficulty sharing our struggles, not wanting to burden others with them or make ourselves seem like we're just complaining. We're used to being the listener and not the...
God Teaching Us
Sometimes when God teaches us, we're like a little kid learning how to pour a drink. Sometimes we mess up and can't help it, but God doesn't get angry and He lets us try again until we get the hang of it. Sometimes when God teaches us, we're like a little kid learning...