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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,...
Hating and Loving
There are some immoral things that God hates, and we should as well. For a short list, see Proverbs 6:16-19. But we must remember that God doesn't dismiss people because we do hateful things, so we shouldn't either. God gives us a chance to not be hateful. God loves...
Scooped Up in Love
I was looking through some old posts and something in Divine Apprehension and Seizure caught my mind. At the part about God sweeping you up, I picture a dad scooping up his child in a sudden but loving way. Maybe they're about to go out on an adventure together. Maybe...
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...