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New Year, New Schedule

Once again, I find myself changing my blog schedule. I'll be posting my blogs on Tuesday, since my new schedule this year allows better writing time on that day. Speaking of new schedules, this past year has been full of changes for me. I went from one job to another,...

Some Things About the New Year

Recently I have learned and considered that there are some things we think and feel about a new year that could use some more thought. "New year, new me!" Just because the year is new doesn't automatically mean I suddenly am or am going to be a better person. It...

If I Were There

Recently at church some of our kids sang "If I Were There", a song wondering what one might do if they were there for the birth of Jesus Christ. It's gotten me wondering what I'd think and do if I were there. Would I have the knowledge I do now and just effectively...

No One Like God

In Isaiah 46 God is making a comparison between Himself and the idols of the people around His chosen people, which had become idols that His chosen people adopted as their own gods. God points out that those idols must be carried around by people, but when it comes...

More Interesting Word Pairings

I've shared like this before in Interesting Word Pairings, and I have a few more. Joyful Seriousness Serious Joyfulness Amazing Grace Mercy-Struck Boundless Love Terrible Goodness Humbly Bold Boldly Humble

Notes on Church

First, I'd like to define what a church is: a local assembly of believers in Jesus Christ. For a little bit about why a local assembly and it's regular assemblage is important, see A Few Things on Church. Now for the rest of what I want to say about church, from the...

Paying a Vow, Angry Religious Leaders, and the Roman Card

After the last post (A Divining Demon, Angry Slave Owners, and the Roman Card), I remembered another time Paul let someone know he had Roman citizenship, and this time he did it before he was beaten. I'll be in Acts 21:27-22:30. In the first part of Acts 21, Paul has...

A Divining Demon, Angry Slave Owners, and the Roman Card

I'll be talking about Acts 16:16-40 today, but go ahead and read the whole chapter for a little more context. That and you can call me out if you notice I said something wrong. Paul and Silas were on a missionary journey and stopped for a while in Philippi. One day...

How to Write Biblical Advice and Lessons

I've been trying to move away from it, but some of my blog posts are not written the right way. Starting with an idea and then looking for supporting Bible verses is the wrong way to do it, and I've been guilty of that. The idea might be good and godly, and I might...