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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009For the past couple months a theme keeps repeating in my life: Live expectantly and you will see God work in your life. It was the topic of a sermon at church around Christmas time. It has come up in several sermons I’ve heard on Bott Radio. Different people in my life have said essentially [...]
Not Bread Alone, but Every Word
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009This last Sunday at church, one of the speakers made comment about a verse, Matthew 4:4, we’ve all heard in some form or another. The setting is this:
Jesus is fasting for forty days in the desert. Obviously he’s hungry. Satan tempts Jesus to prove his divinity by changing some rocks into bread.
Jesus answered, “It is [...]
Love Covers Over a Multitude of Sins
Monday, February 9th, 2009In honor of Valentines Day week, we wanted to do a re-post from something written last year. One of the ultimate proofs of love from the Bible…
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)
That is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. It’s [...]
Barbecue for the Lord: Tasty Meat, Seasonings, and Sacrifice
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Before I was a Christian, I saw Abel’s sacrifice of livestock more pleasing to God than Cain’s grain as God taking favoritism on Abel. It wasn’t until much later that I realized that it was shown to me that it was only because Abel gave his choicest animal (showing real sacrifice) rather than Cain’s offering [...]
5 Great Qualities to Look for in a Church
Monday, January 5th, 2009Yesterday, as I sat in church, I thought over my family’s 2008 church experiences. In the beginning of the year, Marc and I were having a difficult time in the church we’d been a part of for 4 1/2 years. In April, we finally got the courage to discuss our concerns with church leadership. When [...]
Do We Know What It Means to “Fear the Lord”?
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008When I was a kid I heard people say they feared the Lord. Or they’d say something about how we need to fear God, not this world. On K-Love, I frequently hear a commercial that says, “Fear God, not Man.”
As a child, that seemed backwards to me. I was told to pray and God would [...]
Oprah: “There Can’t Be One Way” to Get to God
Monday, December 1st, 2008I stumbled across a clip from Oprah a while back. In it, Oprah tells her audience there can’t possibly be one way to God. Then, when someone stands up for Jesus, she argues a little, and finally says, “I can’t get into a religious argument with you.” The clip bothered me, because she was trying [...]
Thriving for Wilderness and Sanctuary
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008This last week during our hiatus, our plan was to get away from the site, the comic, and anything not related to family, work, or survival. Personally, I had gotten burned out for a time, not feeling driven and just writing for the sake of writing because I needed to post that day. I was [...]
How to Handle Spiritual Warfare (It’s not fun!)
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008The Plan: Hello again! It’s been awhile since we’ve posted anything here… a week. We took a break from the site, and from other distractions, to get back to what was important… God and family.
Things did not go as planned. We had some good prayer and Bible time. We had some great family moments. But, [...]
“Freethinkers” Aren’t!
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Marc and I were recently talking about the term “freethinkers”. We’ve seen it used so much the past few years. And yet, so often the thoughts of the “freethinkers” are just adaptations of a million different things we’ve heard a million other places for years.
“Freethinkers” often criticize people with religious beliefs saying we just believe [...]
