Bible, growing, Jesus, Mark, obedience, resurrection, sin, spiritual growth
I hate being wrong. Hate. HATE. HAAAAAAAAATE! (My counselor can give you all the reasons why, if you’re into that sort of thing.) Lucky for me, Jesus tells me how to not be wrong! Surely, if I employ His little formula, I’ll never be wrong again! Muhahaha!...
Exodus, freedom, God, growing, Holy Spirit, idols, Moses, sin, temptation
Being free is hard. It sounds easy…being rid of the metaphorical chains that bind you to literal misery…having the ability to move about, run away, make your own choices… But being free is hard. Because it takes intentional effort and vigilance to...
Acts, Church, conflict, elders, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, leadership, sin, Stephen, truth
I’m reading through the book of Acts, and I just came across Stephen’s speech to the official assembly of Israel’s elders in chapter 7. Turns out the assembly was full of less-than-stellar leaders, and you, too, can be a great bad leader if you...
1 Samuel, forgiveness, God, grace, Holy Spirit, James, Jesus, Judges, obedience, Philippians, prayer, redemption, sin
A lot of times when I am going through a time of not caring about much, having a “meh” attitude about life, I slip into some pretty comfortable sins. Perhaps my favorite one is not doing the good I know I ought to do, per James 4:17. I don’t use my...
Bible, God, hope, Jesus, Law, obedience, redemption, Romans, Ruth, sin
I don’t know why, but it struck me this morning how comforting it is that God uses our sins for good. I’m not saying our sins are good, obviously. I’m saying He takes our stupid decisions and eventually uses the results for good purposes. Of course,...
Bible, God, grief, Jesus, John, pain, Psalms, sin, suffering
At our Easter service the pastor said something to the effect of, “Darkness cannot eliminate darkness; only light can eliminate darkness.” Of course, the darkness is our sinfulness and/or pain we experience because we are fallen people in a fallen world, and the light...
