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Looking Back Again

Round about a year ago, I was looking for a new job, a new place to live, and a new direction in my life. Now I have two jobs, a place to live, and enough direction to figure out where I should probably head from here. I'm probably going to sound like a broken record...

New Year, New Schedule

Once again, I find myself changing my blog schedule. I'll be posting my blogs on Tuesday, since my new schedule this year allows better writing time on that day. Speaking of new schedules, this past year has been full of changes for me. I went from one job to another,...

Some Things About the New Year

Recently I have learned and considered that there are some things we think and feel about a new year that could use some more thought. "New year, new me!" Just because the year is new doesn't automatically mean I suddenly am or am going to be a better person. It...

Unbridled Obedience

We typically use bridles and bits with horses to get them to go where we want them to. But if you and your horse have spent enough time together and know how to communicate, eventually you don't need a bridle. You can just hop up onto the horse's bare back without so...

Notes on Godly Fruit

A tree needs sunlight to produce fruit. Christians will experience a drop in fruit production when walking in darkness. We need Son-light. The fruit of the Spirit is not a basket of different fruits from which you get to pick and choose, it is something you should be...

Giving an Answer

In 1 Peter 3:15-16 we see that we Christians should be ready to give people an answer for what we believe and why we believe it, and to do it in a kind manner. Being able to give an answer or reason is also referred to as apologetics. It is knowing what you believe...

Love Holds On, Love Lets Go

God is the source of real love, and shows us how to have and use it. Love seeks the highest good of its object. Whether that means holding on or letting go, love makes us strong enough to do it. Love holds on and sticks around even when it is difficult. Love holds on...

Closeness and Closeness

I was reading a devotional earlier this morning and part of it stuck out. While nothing can separate us from the love of God, we can distance ourselves from Him relationally, becoming insensitive to Him. We can be close to God without being close with God. It's like...

Fungus Among Us

If you're familiar with fungi, you'll know that often by the time you can see a fungus, it's already been there growing a while. I'll be using mushrooms and mold as an example here. The part of a mushroom that we see and call the mushroom is actually only the fruiting...