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God in a Box
Many people put God in a box and take Him out for church. Maybe they take Him out at some other time when they feel in desperate need. But you can't put God in a box. When you open the box, God is not there. The thing you're actually putting in the box is your idea of...
What Is Love?
Love can be a nebulous word that we just throw around sometimes. Because English only has one word for it, sometimes we confuse the different kinds of love, and even use the word love for things that are not love. Love is not something you fall into or out of. You can...
Glorious Contradictions
While thinking about what to write today, I came across some notes from a sermon years ago. The Glorious Contradictions of the Wondrous Cross: Immortality and Death Love and Sorrow Innocence and Punishment Power and Weakness When Jesus died on the cross for our sins,...
Faith and Hope
Faith is like hoisting the sails when there is no wind, expecting wind to blow. Hope is like the anchor to hold the ship in place through a storm. Faith is when a child jumps into a father's arms, knowing their father with catch them. Hope is the life-preserver God...
Strikes Me Interesting – Patriotism and Loyalty
I have recently found it interesting that many humans are quite patriotic, holding strong loyalty to their home countries and peoples. This isn't necessarily bad, I just find it interesting that so many people from so many places have this tendency. I think it's...
Strikes Me Interesting – Persecution
I find it interesting that Christianity thrives quite a bit when under persecution. When things get too comfy, Christians begin to relax and even fail. In the U.S. we have the Christianized American dream. We have the prosperity gospel. We have a Christian-ish way of...