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All of a Sudden

Backsliding (which is usually Christian-speak for sliding back into the bad parts of who you were before God saved you) isn't something that happens all at once. It usually happens little by little, like slowly raising the temperature of water or slowly getting used...

Jesus, Friend of Sinners

Sometimes I wonder, if Jesus were to come today like He did back then, or instead of back then, how comfortable would I be with Him? Would I like Him? Would any of us who claim to be His followers like Him? We love Jesus of course, but considering all the upset that...

A Bit More Advice

I've given advice before (A Little Advice, Introspective Advice, A Little More Advice), and while I'm not qualified to tell you what to do with your life, I can tell you some helpful things. God's idea is always better than yours. He sees all of time at once and knows...

Piano Lessons

When I took piano lessons as a child, I learned a few things about learning and how they apply to life in general. Sometimes you just have to keep doing something over and over. Sometimes you need to stop doing it over and over for a while and come back to it....

The Desire to Belong

I was looking through some things I wrote several years ago and thought I'd share part of it: "Why do we like to be in groups? Why do we seek to attach ourselves to things and people that give us status or purpose? Because that is another thing for which we are made!...

Tailor Made: Temptation and Grace

I don't think often enough about the spiritual war that is constantly being waged where I can't see with my physical eyes. It's always happening, whether I think about it or not, whether I'm awake or asleep. God and Satan are at odds. That doesn't mean that it's a...

Strikes Me Interesting – The Idea of God

Cultures all over the world have ideas of a god or gods, all sorts of stories that have to do with higher powers outside of ourselves. It strikes me interesting that we all have the idea that there is something beyond what we can see. We all have a deep need to make...

Present and Future Persecution

We often think of the early church or the later part of the End Times when we talk about persecution. But it wasn't just the early Christians that were persecuted, and it isn't just future Christians that will be persecuted. Many Christians the world over are...

He Is Risen Indeed!

No matter how dismal life looks, Jesus is risen! He is actually alive again; He is risen indeed! You may be having a hard time this Easter, but do not lose hope! Jesus is still Lord. He has saved us from our sins and has risen again to bring us eternal life! Jesus is...