John 7:19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?‚Äù This sentence is out of place unless you know from other narration what is going on. It just goes to show that God can see right inside our hearts and motives to […]
Seeking Our Own Glory
John 7:18 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. I remember when I learned that no one in a desperate situation can be trusted. That was also when I […]
Babylonian Commander Nebuzaradan cares for the Poor
Jer. 39:10 But Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields. A commander of the Babylonian army sees fit to give land to people that are poor, but the people of Israel […]
Churched by Matthew Paul Turner: Review By Mimicry
When I was in second grade, I was of the age, just like everyone else in my second grade class, to have my First Communion. Mental maturity or physical maturity, or personal belief for that matter, didn‚Äôt really come into play, but since June of 1981 had come and gone and I lived until September […]
Short Quote from "Churched"
I’m reading “Churched” by Matthew Paul Turner right now, and so far I’ve laughed on every single page. Ok, there may have been one page that I didn’t laugh, but I don’t remember which one that was. This line was too funny to me not to share. It’s in reference to a seminary his pastor […]
The Ultimate, Fearless, Sovereign, Power Over Enemies, Grace of God shown in Jesus
I talked with a guy yesterday morning for a while about Judas being hand-picked by Jesus. I am overwhelmed at the true meaning of sovereignty shown by Jesus. One of THE TWELVE is “a devil‚” and He doesn’t flee or try to take him out! He actually shows him a LOT of mercy. [quote]He called […]
The Consequences of Increasing Violence with Business
‚ÄúThrough your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I […]
Jesus is Jesus, Followers or Not
Jesus is completely confident in Himself and doesn’t need followers to give Him worth. He makes all of these declarations about who He is throughout John 6, and then finishes by saying, “Do you want to leave too?” to His closest disciples. There were a couple times in the desert of Exodus that God told […]
Jesus: The Enemy Genius
John 6:66-71After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the Twelve, ‚ÄúDo you want to go away as well?‚Äù 68 Simon Peter answered him, ‚ÄúLord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have […]
The Risk of Generosity and Con-(wo)Men
It‚Äôs been quite a week in our neighborhood. Tuesday night we had about 50 Jr. High kids come down and help out on our street. They picked up tons of sticks and bundled them all up and raked a lot of grass and leaves into bags. It was good to walk down the street and […]
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