What to do with divisive doctrine
Tue February 2, 2010 # No Comments

Doctrine is a delicate affair. The difficulties are many, much like a winding trial up the side of a mountain; painstakingly long, narrow such that one thinks the trail not passable, places along the way that give travelers reason to …

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Fighting desire with delight
Mon December 28, 2009 # 2 Comments

If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Psalm 119:92
People do what they want to do. Whatever footnotes one adds to action, it always boils down to our desires. I know it is dangerous …

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Give me neither poverty nor riches
Wed December 9, 2009 # No Comments

Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say,“Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the …

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giving thanks with generosity
Tue November 24, 2009 # One Comment

You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to …

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Never Satisfied
Wed November 11, 2009 # One Comment

“Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man”
Proverbs 27:20
One of the worst possible punishments would be a decree to eat without ever becoming full. Can you imagine constantly eating without ever putting a dent …

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What to do with divisive doctrine What to do with divisive doctrine
02/2/10 # No Comments

Doctrine is a delicate affair. The difficulties are many, much like a winding trial up the side of a mountain; painstakingly long, narrow such that one thinks the trail not passable, places along the way that give travelers reason to …

Fighting desire with delight Fighting desire with delight
12/28/09 # 2 Comments

If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Psalm 119:92
People do what they want to do. Whatever footnotes one adds to action, it always boils down to our desires. I know it is dangerous …

Give me neither poverty nor riches Give me neither poverty nor riches
12/9/09 # No Comments

Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say,“Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the …

giving thanks with generosity giving thanks with generosity
11/24/09 # One Comment

You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to …

Never Satisfied Never Satisfied
11/11/09 # One Comment

“Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man”
Proverbs 27:20
One of the worst possible punishments would be a decree to eat without ever becoming full. Can you imagine constantly eating without ever putting a dent …

Mad for the wrong reason Mad for the wrong reason
11/10/09 # No Comments

“When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord”
Proverbs 19:3
Anger most always comes when a given situation in life is less than ideal. Frustration and disappointment collide in a storm of dissatisfaction with anger …

Empty encouragement Empty encouragement
11/4/09 # No Comments

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing”
1 Thessalonians 5:9
Encouragement is a vital part of Christian life. Christians are commanded to encourage one another, and so reasonably expect to be encouraged themselves. Without support …

Faith and firmness Faith and firmness
09/25/09 # No Comments

“If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.”
Isaiah 7:9
One of the worst experiences in life is the feeling of wavering. And it seems the burn of that experience is always connected to value of …

Breaking Point Breaking Point
09/2/09 # No Comments

And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?”
Luke 8:45
There is a point in time where the soul longs to cry out in anguish and release. Some, though few, experience such moments in the quietness of solitude. Far more find …

The bitterness of obligation driven Christianity The bitterness of obligation driven Christianity
08/27/09 # No Comments

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
1 John 5:3
The wrong message
One of the most heartbreaking and stifling beliefs is obligation driven Christianity. Take a new convert, full of joy …