Unity Is Like Serving God 1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which […]
Those People That Are Always Joyful
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will […]
One Plague More
Exodus 11:1 The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. (Exodus 11:1, ESV) There have been a lot of movies made about the Exodus, and they all […]
Suffering List
Here is a list from the net bible of all the occurences of τηλιπσισ (#2347) “suffering” I found this list in my journal. It seems so distant from the Facebook posts and cries for rights and justice that we see. Are we prepared as a church for difficulty? Do we have room in our theology […]
Give and Take Timing
Temporary Evils
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I’m still around! I haven’t posted lately because a lot of the stuff isn’t quite blog friendly, but hang in there, I’ll be back soon!
Sometimes God Doesn't Show Off Too Much Too Fast
v.22 ‚ÄúBut even now I know that whatever you ask from God,¬†God will give you.‚Äù This statement by Martha is curious to me. What did she have in mind? The following statements show she wasn‚Äôt expecting him to come back to life right then. I think Jesus shows so much mercy by not deliberately telling […]