February 2012
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September 2011
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Are you more faithful than a fifth-grader?
Hebrews 11 is like a giant checklist for faith. And most of us would feel alright with the first few examples. We could reason that in the moment a wave of clarity would wash over us and we would suddenly have this supernatural faith.
Then it rolls around the part where “Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. Some died by stoning, some...
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I've got the joy, joy, joy down in my heart
I’ve had a thought (yes only one, I’m a simple guy) bouncing around in my head for a few days now about the difference between someone who is content and someone who has joy. Both words are used regularly without much thought to their real meanings, as most words today are, so lets look at their definitions.
Merriam-Webster defines contentment: to appease the desires of or to limit...
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Hebrews 3:13 NLT
I struggle with maintaining the fervor and passion that a good podcast, or church service or Hillsong concert gives me. I’m too quick to look at the negatives or the unknowns and let go of His hand to try in vain and sandbag myself in from life’s risks. In reality that is the worst course of action to take. Constantly, tirelessly, without pausing or ceasing we must...