It is almost humorous how people, who do not want to examine themselves, do not want to get right with God, and do not want to continue to grow, accuse us of thinking we are holier than they. In fact, if they see us living in a more godly way, it is because of our […]
My wife really, really, really likes Christmas. The day after Christmas she says, “Well, 364 more days to Christmas”. As soon as it is reasonable to put up Christmas lights they go up and stay up until the neighbors start to complain. I have to admit that I have become a “Christmas nut” myself. Still […]
Jesus was so much more than anything that we can imagine or desire. One thing that he is and longs to fulfill his role in our lives is that he was The Way. Jesus said, I am the Way the Truth, and the Life! John 14:6 You can’t come to the Father except through Me!” […]
When we were home-schooling, our children were always striving to get by with the least possible. It was as though they asked, “Just how much of this knowledge and skill do I have to put up with?” I see the same thing in myself and my brethren. “OK I have been forgiven and given everlasting […]
The old comment said that if you eat chinese food, you will soon feel hungry again and want more. But is that so bad? We are to hunger and thirst for righteousness and we will be filled. Is that the end? “So now I’m filled so it is time to coast. It almost feels wrong […]
In Ezekiel 33 God says that if the watchman on the wall sees the danger and warns the town and no one listens, then he is not guilty of what happens. The prophets of old kept warning the people, but they would not listen, repent, or learn from the predicted consequences and were destroyed. The […]
My wife loves to read the last chapter of a novel to make sure that the heroin comes out okay on the other end. Then she can go back into the middle of the story and survive all the cliffhangers because she knows it turns out in the end. Who would want to read a […]
In the classic of our faith, by Hannah Hernard, called Hind’s Feet On High Places, Jesus looks at Ms. Much Afraid and asks her, “If I did not keep my promise to take you to the high places and give you feet like a deer, would you still love me?”. She looked at him with […]
Anything that you “have” will soon have you. Anything you, “own” will soon own you. Anything you “control” will soon control you. Knowing this to be true, should we run screaming from all possessions? NO! God loves to entrust to us, resources skills, and groups to belong to. He just wants them to be a […]
When we eat simple carbs (such as sugar, white flour, and corn syrup), we feed enemy bacteria which proliferate and eat the mucus lining. They then eat the connective tissue between the cells that line the gut. Now bits of food leak into the blood, triggering a constant immune response which turns into constant inflammation […]
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