These days people just love to take up a stand on one extreme or the other. They then delight in pointing out why the other side is crazy and wrong and why they are right. Balance in the Home Husbands and wives do not seek to solve problems and be a team. They seek to […]
Examine myself? Take a “fearless moral inventory?” Awesome, let me at it! Then I can fearlessly and humbly take part in communion (I Corinthians 11:28). Faithful are the wounds of a friend (Proverbs 27:6); rebuke a wise man and he will be wiser still (Proverbs 9:8,9). If you think you know, you do not know […]
In Acts 2, when people observed Peter and the other disciples after they received the Holy Spirit, they mocked them with “these men are full of wine.” Peter pointed out that it was too early in the day to be drunk, besides, that was not what was going on. When people look at us, they […]
See, I’ve left the world behind, but find myself of double mind. Yes I know I must obey. See I walk the narrow way. But can’t I sneak a little peak? Yes, I know that that is weak, but can’t I feel a little loss? Twas nothing gold? Twas all but dross? While I trudge […]
We are always running around trying to minimize the severity of problems, especially if it is my problem or my family’s problem. Trying our Best People like to say, “Well, my parents did the best they could.” That was the problem! Anyone who does anything “the best that they can” will mess it up. The […]
We know that when we come to God we must believe that he exists and that it is worth our bother searching him out, for he will reward those that diligently search. We’re told in Proverbs to make it our primary goal to get to know him more and then he will direct our paths. […]
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BOWELS OF MERCY: The Bible teaches that our “bowels” are directly connected to our passion and focus:1. Jeremiah 4: 19 My bowels, my bowels! I have pain in my insides and they roar and are unquiet in me; They push me to speak up, and why? Because my soul heard the sound of the trumpet, […]
Here are some more “Practice lie/truth” samples. Remember it is our job to not be ignorant of the Devil’s devices. So try and read the lie and then think of what you would quote at the devil from the Bible. Then you may look at what I came up with. Don’t feel bad if you […]
I know, I Timothy 4:8 Says that bodily exercise profits little. Most translations say that it is profitable but godliness even more. I think this passage is using exercise as an analogy to help me to understand and to motivate me to do what it takes to be godly. Think of the amount of work […]
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