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A Bit on Biblical Context and My Opinions and Choices

Each verse in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each chapter in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each book in the Bible has a greater context around it. If you don't take the whole context into context, you're very likely to miss important truths...

Alabaster and Spikenard

In Mark 14:3-9, we see a woman displaying an act of full and pure devotion for Jesus. I'm quite familiar with this account, but recently in church I learned more details about why this was such a big deal. I did a little Internet searching on my own and learned a few...

Advice from Pastors

I've gone through some older notes I've kept from sermons years ago. I've chosen a few phrases for some helpful advice. You're not special, you're unique. Unity in church comes when we stop thinking of ourselves as special and start thinking of ourselves as being...

A Few Things to Remember

When you aren't qualified, God always is! Sometimes we forget that the Christian life is supposed to be hard. Sometimes God has a different miracle in mind than you have in mind. The Bible does not list every possible decision we will face in life, but it does address...

Being Afraid

It's okay to be afraid as long as you don't let that fear control you. Often, being afraid means you've found something dangerous, so that fear keeps you cautious and likely out of trouble. But what if you're afraid of something that you need to face and conquer? God...

Take a Moment

Slow down for a moment. Breathe. Take a moment to talk with God. Take a moment to listen to Him. Take a moment to pray for someone. Take a moment to reflect on God's blessings in your life. Take a moment to read your Bible and work on a memory verse. Take a moment to...

Worldview

Every person has their own view of the world, their own glasses they look through. To reach them, you might need to try on their glasses, figure out how they see. You often need to meet people where they are at to figure out how to interact with them. If someone's...

Practicing Your Scales

As a musician, it is good to practice scales. Play or sing the notes up and down, down and up, in all the keys. It can get boring and often you won't see what good it is doing you. But I promise it will make you a better musician. It will make a lot of things easier...

It’s Not Fair

It doesn't take us long to think of things we've seen and known that are not fair. Bad things happen to good people, good things happen to bad people. Injustice abounds even where it should most be upheld. People suffer when they could be helped. Unfortunately...