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Notes on Peace
God's peace is something that we can't always understand. We can have it even in the middle of utter chaos! Look at Job 22:21-23 and Philippians 4:6-8. When Jesus was preparing His disciples for His departure, He said He was leaving them peace. But He wasn't giving...
Reminders on Faith and Doubt
Having faith does not mean you will never doubt. Having doubts does not mean you've lost your faith. It's okay to doubt, just don't let the doubt cripple you. You are allowed to ask questions and look for answers. Faith is only as good as that in which you place it. A...
Movement Without Perception
Just like we can't feel the earth spinning on its axis or reeling around the sun, sometimes we don't know that God is moving in our lives and in world history. The movement is enormous and powerful, but we don't perceive it. Sometimes like the movement of the earth,...
Gardening and Life
It seems odd to me that I should talk so much about gardening metaphors when I've not done much gardening in my life (see links at the bottom of this post). I helped plant and grow a few flowers once as a child. The most I've done recently is kept a pre-potted set of...
Fire and Soap
Part of the sermon last night stuck out to me. In Malachi 3:1-2, we see God telling His people that He is going to send the Messiah, who will suddenly come into His temple. He asks who will be able to stand in the day of His coming, since He will be like refiner's...
Discomfort and Suffering from God
I've been thinking lately about discomfort, and I've been having conversations about it as well. I've noticed that when I am made uncomfortable by something, I take more notice of it and talk more with God about it. If a problem is far away or I can't see or feel it,...