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Category Archives: I Wish Someone Had Told Me This When I Was Young
The Most Valuable Thing On Earth
Over the years I’ve come to realize, the most valuable thing on earth among humankind is a love for Jesus.
Joseph’s 5 Steps to Avoid Temptation: Genesis 39:6-23
Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, Simone Contarini, Italian, about 1640 (Photo Credit: AlainTruong.com)
For a friend who’s battling temptation. (From the archives) Continue reading
The Consequences Of Ignoring God: God’s Way, Your Way, And Your Crushed Spirit
(From the archives.)
Guilt, Fear, And A Crushed Spirit
Continuing our series on suffering, today we’ll look at how ignoring God can Continue reading
Henry Rollins Is Afraid To Die
Yesterday Nate told me something about the musician Henry Rollins. He said: Henry Rollins is afraid to die. So he sleeps only as long as he has to sleep. And when he’s not asleep he makes the most of every waking moment.
That really resonated with me because the day before Continue reading
If You Receive My Words
“My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise you voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find knowledge of God.” Proverbs 2:1-5
Another Scientific Reason To Go To Church
According to Harvard University Professor Tyler VanderWeele’s study on church attendance, people who attend church Continue reading
Things I Heard In Church: Without Relationships, You Can’t Realize Your Gifts
From my notes on yesterday’s excellent teaching by Curtis Zeigler.
Without relationships, you can’t realize the gifts of the Spirit. The gifts of the Spirit can’t be exercised in isolation.
If you study the gifts of the Spirit anywhere they’re mentioned in the Bible, you’ll find that Continue reading
My time is shorter than I thought, much shorter
Read John 7:32-36.
After some in the crowd believed what Jesus said about himself, that he was the Messiah, the Pharisees heard about it, and they sent officers to arrest Jesus. Then Jesus said, “I’ll be with you a little longer, and then I’m going to him who sent me. You’ll seek me but you won’t find me. Where I am, you can’t come.” The crowd said to one another, “Where is he going that we can’t find him? Is he leaving us to go teach the Jews who live among the Greeks? And what does he mean by saying, “You’ll seek me but you won’t find me,”? And what does he mean by saying, “Where I am you can’t come”?
If you follow this blog you know that my Continue reading
“This Is All That’s Left”
“I can’t believe it. After her whole lifetime, this is all that’s left.”
Kathy said that Friday as she stood in the front corner bedroom where the remainder of her mother’s possessions were. They buried her four days earlier.
I had to agree, it’s remarkable. Her house was sold a few years ago, all her possessions were sold, donated, or thrown away. Only a tiny fraction of what she owned was claimed by family members.
“. . . this is all that’s left.”
After making that statement Kathy continued to clean out the bedroom. It’s empty now. I know that because I can hear the Continue reading
