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Doing Without

For the past week and a half or so, I've been without my laptop. I've been able to occupy myself just fine, but this has shown me just how many things I have on my computer, and how easy it is for me to spend time on my computer when I could be doing other things....

Book Metaphors

I came across an entry in one of my notebooks, and it was good to be reminded that God is the Author of life, and He knows how to write and finish good stories. When life happens and things change, whether we like those things or not, we need to turn the page. And...

Looking Back Again

Round about a year ago, I was looking for a new job, a new place to live, and a new direction in my life. Now I have two jobs, a place to live, and enough direction to figure out where I should probably head from here. I'm probably going to sound like a broken record...

Working Together for Good

Not everything negative that happens to us is because of Satan. God very often uses uncomfortable and negative circumstances in our lives to point us where we need to be. For example, when the early church was started (see the book of Acts), it was mostly hanging...

Jews, Gentiles, and Church Ministry

Last night at church we had a Jewish pastor speak. He said some things that I didn't know needed to be said about church ministry to Jewish people, so I'm going to write about it. I'll start with this: Romans 1:16 says the Gospel is for both the Jew and the Gentile...

Reading the Bible Properly

How to approach the Bible properly for reading and studying has come to my mind again lately. Sometimes what we'll do is come to the Bible with a preconceived notion or belief, then find parts of the Bible that support that idea. Sometimes we teach that way, too, but...

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...