There is a bit of a self-serving aspect to this article, but there is a valuable lesson here too. It’s self-serving because I do feel a sense of gratification in defending myself, but then when I think of the full…
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad (Acts 26:24). This isn’t something I’m dealing with currently. It’s just something that occurred to me…
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you (John 15:12). How does a Christian find freedom from the “kings” of this earth? For starters, we recognize that we are made free by the blood…
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens…
How do we stand against the great deception from “the one who makes desolate?” The answer is simple, yet living out the answer requires continual striving and growing in the faith. What is that answer? Praise, Trust and Fear of…
We’re all just a little bit off our rockers, aren’t we? Sure, some of us are more so than others. Some of us might even pass as “normal.” Whatever that is. I was just thinking about what a mess I…
Do you ever feel like a walking contradiction? I do. I know the Lord can and does work amazing things in our lives. I know his grace and love changes us and overtime we become more like him. Sometimes though,…
This analogy will upset some people, but I say this to hopefully get some thinking. When Jesus walked the earth, was he for the Jews or against them? It would have depended on who you talked to. Those who were…
It’s been a rough few weeks, and today came more difficult news. I few moments ago I was standing in my kitchen and seeking the Lord in it all. Why so much at one time? It seems like a constant…
People are complex. You can take the same person, and the ideas about that person can vary depending on who you talk to. We do not experience the same people in the same way. Consider ourselves. Hopefully we are the…
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