7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it." ~ Ge 4:7 (NIV) I write a lot of governing yourself, aka mastering…
Jesus came and turned the idea of leadership on its head. The greatest Leader of us all tells us: 25And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 26But ye shall not be so: but…
A recent reading made a particular verse jump out at me. In the letter of 1 Corinthians, Paul expresses his frustration that the congregation is divided. One follows Paul, another Apollos, etc. This passage is often used to express that there should be unity in the Church. Ironically, how is…
Yesterday’s sermon was pretty spot-on. When I look over the list of prayer requests, it is amazing how many people are going through such tough times and in so many diverse ways. Yet, aren’t all trials essentially the same? In the end, they are still trials, and they still test…
I heard a radio preacher speaking the other day about Jonathan, son of Saul and friend of David. Specifically, it was 1Sa 14, where Jonathan and his armor bearer went into the garrison of the Philistines. I suspected that I might blog about this today. After yesterday’s sermon, I knew…
Tomorrow is Pentecost, also called “Festival of Firstfruits” and “Feast of Weeks”. During the Days of Unleavened Bread, a sheaf of grain is waved before God as an offering. That grain is kept and used to make flour, which is in turn used to make bread that will also be…
I’ve had some opportunity to do some thinking today. Sometimes, things are clear, cut and dried. “Thou shalt not” leaves very little wiggle room. Yet, it really is difficult at times to see what God’s will is, isn’t it? Am I on the right spiritual track? Am I on the…
Genealogies. Instructions for putting together the Tabernacle. Instructions for building the Temple. Tedious detail. Boring, right? Why such detail for these items, yet why, oh why, can’t God just tell me what to do tomorrow? Next week? Next year? When will such-and-such trial end? When will I at least have…
This is a touchy and somewhat controversial subject, but I wouldn’t feel right without addressing it this week. Some teachings (not so sure “doctrines” are strictly correct, but maybe I’m splitting hairs) in WCG waxed and waned. Most of these are minimized or even thrown out by some COG splinters….
Earlier this week, I wrote about how some skeptics try to put God into a box and about how even some professing Christians put God into another type of box. In each case, they are trying to put God into a box of their own choosing. When they do that,…