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In Court and On Trial

A few days ago someone was talking about how God is the judge in the courtroom of life, and we can try to put Him on trial as if we're the judge, but we can't do that because we're not the judge. Then I started thinking about what it looks like when people try to...

A Summary Look Back Before Going Forward

I've been in Deuteronomy in my daily Bible reading lately. Here Moses is giving the children of Israel a summary of what's happened to them since they left Egypt (Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) before they head into the Promised Land. He's reminding them of the...

Heaping Coals of Fire

In Romans 12:20, we see the apostle Paul referencing Proverbs 25:21-22. In a modern Western way of thinking, the term "heap coals of fire on his head" gives me the idea that I'm exacting some type of vengeance or convicting with shame by being kind to people I don't...

Representational Pieces

I was thinking about metaphors and allegories this morning.  They are made to help you grasp a concept or understand a principle better, but they can only tell you pieces and not every little detail. But sometimes that's enough to start the momentum to understanding...

The Heart of the Matter

If your heart is full of goodness, then goodness will spill out of it. If your heart is full of evil, then evil will spill out. If your heart isn't in something, then you may not do it as well as you could. You may not do it at all. You aren't putting forth...

Immortality Clothes

At church yesterday in a sermon, one of the things we learned about was immortality. The Scripture reference was in 1 Corinthians 15. Bound by our earthly nature and mortality, we humans cannot perceive God fully and as He is in our current state (Exodus 33:19-20)....

Reiteration of a Few Things

I don't know about all of you, but I frequently need to be reminded of things through repetition. I also feel that good things should be repeated once in a while, so here are a few snippets from hither and yon throughout the blog. God's idea is always better than...

Talents and Individuality

People have different talents and abilities. People have individuality. Each human that God made and loves has a different personality, and a different way of looking at and doing things. And you know what? That's God's idea and making! While we can certainly do the...

God of Unfathomable Measures

In my Bible reading this morning, I was reading Isaiah 40. In this chapter, God is letting His people know they can be comforted, that He Himself will save them. He is reminding them how powerful and incomparable He is, and that it is useless to try making some statue...