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Glory, Irony, and a Crying Savior

I'm late to write this blog, but this time it feels like more of a good thing than usual because I have some things to share from the sermon tonight that I might not have shared this soon otherwise. We were in Mark 15:15-32. The crucifixion of Christ has some glorious...

In Court and On Trial

A few days ago someone was talking about how God is the judge in the courtroom of life, and we can try to put Him on trial as if we're the judge, but we can't do that because we're not the judge. Then I started thinking about what it looks like when people try to...

A Summary Look Back Before Going Forward

I've been in Deuteronomy in my daily Bible reading lately. Here Moses is giving the children of Israel a summary of what's happened to them since they left Egypt (Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) before they head into the Promised Land. He's reminding them of the...

Piano Lessons

When I took piano lessons as a child, I learned a few things about learning and how they apply to life in general. Sometimes you just have to keep doing something over and over. Sometimes you need to stop doing it over and over for a while and come back to it....

The Desire to Belong

I was looking through some things I wrote several years ago and thought I'd share part of it: "Why do we like to be in groups? Why do we seek to attach ourselves to things and people that give us status or purpose? Because that is another thing for which we are made!...

Tailor Made: Temptation and Grace

I don't think often enough about the spiritual war that is constantly being waged where I can't see with my physical eyes. It's always happening, whether I think about it or not, whether I'm awake or asleep. God and Satan are at odds. That doesn't mean that it's a...

Strikes Me Interesting – The Idea of God

Cultures all over the world have ideas of a god or gods, all sorts of stories that have to do with higher powers outside of ourselves. It strikes me interesting that we all have the idea that there is something beyond what we can see. We all have a deep need to make...

Present and Future Persecution

We often think of the early church or the later part of the End Times when we talk about persecution. But it wasn't just the early Christians that were persecuted, and it isn't just future Christians that will be persecuted. Many Christians the world over are...

He Is Risen Indeed!

No matter how dismal life looks, Jesus is risen! He is actually alive again; He is risen indeed! You may be having a hard time this Easter, but do not lose hope! Jesus is still Lord. He has saved us from our sins and has risen again to bring us eternal life! Jesus is...