Being Christian Without Losing Your Mind
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“In the same way, when you have done everything required of you, you should say, ‘We servants deserve no special praise. We have only done our duty.’” — Luke 17:10 People were always asking things from Jesus. Heal. Raise the dead. Settle family disputes. Feed. Give compliments. And we, too, ask things from Jesus. After …
Many people saw them leaving and recognized them, so they ran ahead from all the cities and arrived before them. When Jesus arrived and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. — Mark 6:33-34 One of the theories about why Neaderthals went extinct was that they had …
Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying. Consider everyone as equal, and don’t think you’re better than anyone else…Don’t think that you’re so smart. — Romans 13:15-16 I’m writing this the day after the attempted assassination on former President Trump. That horrific event seemed to epitomize the reality …
Everyone is tempted by their own cravings…Once those cravings conceive, they give birth to sin; and when sin grows up, it gives birth to death. — James 1:14-15 The phrase, “sowing wild oats,” dates back to the 1500’s. It refers to seeds that look like any other seeds that produce good crops. However, once wild …
Some people trust in chariots, others in horses; but we praise the Lord’s name. — Psalm 20:7 With July 4th this week, I thought it might make sense to offer a prayer for those who govern. David, who was as political as they came, also had the spiritual insight to know that in the end, …
Words spoken at the right time are like gold apples in a silver setting. Wise correction to an ear that listens is like a gold earring or jewelry of fine gold. — Proverbs 25:11-12 I think a good writing guideline is to use prepositional phrases judiciously. The writer of Proverbs (some think Solomon wrote many …
Stay awake, stand firm in your faith, be brave, be strong. –1 Corinthians 16:13 The 8 a.m. worship service was always interesting. I liked it as a warmup for the other services, and also because you knew the people there were committed. Trade in extra sleep for a chance to sit in a pew? Dedication. At …
Jesus replied, “The most important one is ‘Israel, listen! Our God is the one Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You will love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”— Mark …
So stop judging each other. Instead, this is what you should decide: never put a stumbling block or obstacle in the way of your brother or sister. — Romans 14:13 Paul wrote these words to a church where people disagreed with each other over what was correct or not regarding food. There were some who …
Go, eat your food joyfully and drink your wine happily, because God has already accepted what you do. — Ecclesiastes 9:7 The most important rule in studying the Bible is this: Whenever you read a passage, see what comes before and after it. Right before the verse above, the “Teacher” (as the writer of Ecclesiastes …