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Be Warmed and Filled
Sometimes we forget that there are people who need physical, tangible help. Sometimes we act like we can't give it to them. We pray for them, but then don't do the things that God has placed us there to do in answer to the prayer! James the brother of Jesus talks...
Power Outages, Thankfulness, and God’s Power
Winter power outages can be fun, depending on how you look at them. You get cold and it's dark at night, but you get to use fire and talk with people who might otherwise have been on the computer or phone! Power outage is why the blog is today instead of yesterday....
The Two Kingdoms
There are two kingdoms: the Kingdom of the World and the Kingdom of God. You are in one or the other, there is no in between. You are taking one side or the other, even if you don't think you've chosen. By default we are in the Kingdom of the World, suffering and...
A Few Doctrinally Unimportant Questions
Sometimes when reading the Bible I have some questions. The ones I've picked for this post aren't particularly important, I was just curious. Please look them up yourself to see if you find anything different or something that explains more! (I haven't included...
Death? Hooray!
Yesterday evening during church, we sang the song "I'll Fly Away" by Albert E. Brumley. The pastor pointed out that we Christians are pretty weird singing songs about death that are upbeat and happy! We anticipate death! Not that we have a death wish, of course, we...
God, and Sustaining Happiness
While listening to an excerpt of Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis, I was caught and deeply touched by something. We humans constantly look for things other than God to make us happy, but nothing can because God is the one who has made us, invented us. A car is...