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Get in the Boat
In Matthew 8:23-27, Jesus purposefully invited His disciples into a boat to get into a storm, and He went to sleep in the back of the boat! Now some of the disciples were fishermen, so they likely knew what it was like to be out on the water when it got stormy. But...
I Can’t, God Can
I've written about this before, but there's always more to say. Yesterday I was thinking and this came to mind: One of God's children looks at an insurmountable situation, then looks up at God and helplessly says, "I can't do it." So God looks at them and lovingly...
Knowing God
You must know God. Knowing about Him is not enough. You must know God. Based around some notes I took during a sermon, let's talk about that. Knowing God exists and knowing God Himself are two different things. Satan knows and believes God exists, and He's evil. You...
Freedom to Do God’s Work
I was reading a book recently (Assertively Apolitical by Greg Smith), and part of it mentioned freedoms we Christians do or do not have depending on the government. Essentially, a government cannot take away our freedom to do whatever God has commanded us to do. We...
Can’t Have It All
You can't have it all. But that's okay, you don't need it anyway. You don't need to be making more and more and more money to have enough. You don't have to be passing someone to know you're moving and going somewhere. Of all the wealth you can amass in this life, you...
Impactful Memories
I don't know about you, but in my life I have a few significant memories that have impacted me more now that I'm older than they did when I had the experience in the first place. Here are a couple examples. One time, when I was very young, my mom told me to go get...