Courage and Conviction
I have been thinking a lot lately about the possibility that I’m compromising my faith while not even being aware of it. There are so many things in this world that seem to be fine until you dig beneath the surface and see what’s behind the scenes. I have not been a fan of unions…
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Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! Psalm 119:1 I am preparing to teach 1 Samuel. In the first two chapters of the book we’re introduced to Elkanah and Hannah, Samuel’s parents. We are also introduced to Peninnah who is Elkanah’s other wife. It’s very interesting how…
Read MoreExpecting Too Much?
Psalm 15 O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend;…
Read MoreInconsistencies
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. Matthew 23:15 I have been a Christian for less than twenty years, obviously I was well into adulthood.…
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See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 Today I heard there are 500,000,000 people on facebook. 290 of those are my “friends”. I am still amazed at what I…
Read MoreYears of Accumulation
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 We downsized about a year and a half ago. At that time we purged as much stuff as we thought possible. Right now it feels like every inch of our storage space is taken and…
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