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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...
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...