Posted: December 7, 2023
It’s not a straight line, this journey of faith. I wish it were. 😟 I wish that I would always be moving forward and upward and growing stronger and more steadfast. That’s what I wish. But that is not my experience, and I daresay it is probably not yours either. Instead, our successes are often
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Posted: November 30, 2023
Our decision to follow Christ is important. Duh! 😒 Of course, it is. But making that decision is not the thing that changes us. Because, frankly, we can always change our mind. As a matter of fact, many people decide to follow Christ and then later decide not to. It is not a new thing.
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Posted: November 23, 2023
“And be thankful.”1 That’s what Paul writes to the church at Colossae. “Be thankful.” It’s a good thought for us here on this Thanksgiving day. It’s a simple thing to do, right? To “be thankful.” Well . . . it depends. If we look carefully at the context of Paul’s command, what is noted
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Posted: November 16, 2023
We often hear people say, “Our thoughts and prayers are with you,” as if “thoughts” and “prayers” are the same thing. 😕 So, when I hear this popular phrase, I seriously doubt much prayer is going to happen at all because for many people this is just a thing to say. And sadly, when people
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Posted: November 9, 2023
When we find ourselves faced with suffering, i.e. “having what we do not want or wanting what we do not have,”* we experience lonely and painful days. As followers of Christ, we believe in the goodness of God, of course. But those days of suffering often test our faith in that goodness, don’t they? If
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Posted: November 2, 2023
If God is our creator, then does it not make sense that he would know what is best for us? It is quite logical that after Paul writes about how to “discern what is the will of God,”1 he begins his discussion on the body of Christ and its particular needs, because the will of
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Posted: October 26, 2023
Jesus taught his disciples to pray “Your will be done.”1 But what is God’s will? Here’s what Paul has to say about how we can discover God’s will: “Do not conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,
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Posted: October 19, 2023
A favorite verse for many to quote as people (primarily others 🙄) go through difficult times is this: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”1 But folks conveniently leave out many words in this verse and end up
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Posted: October 12, 2023
TRUE STORY Say What You Mean Once a friend of mine (let’s call him Joe) asked several of his friends (me included) to help him out with a certain event he was asked to lead. We all commended Joe for having this great opportunity and told him we would be glad to help. With plenty
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Posted: October 5, 2023
The Pharisees were great at following rules. And although they often get a bad rap, what teacher would not want a room full of Pharisees in her classroom? What parents would not want their children to be pharisaical? 🤨 But Jesus had serious issues with the Pharisees and they with him! They questioned Jesus’ message
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