The Best Way to Get Back at Your Enemy

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the Lord will reward you. Proverbs 25:21-22 Believe it or not, heaping burning coals on someone’s head is a good thing. Many Christians have errantly interpreted or [...]

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Peanuts and Parachutes

What purpose then does the law serve? Galatians 3:19 Heard on a Plane… “Would you like a beverage sir or some peanuts?” “I’ll have a diet coke please.” “Would you like a parachute as well?” “Huh?” “A parachute sir. Your life will be much better if you have one, I guarantee it! In fact, your [...]

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A Narrow Path or a Tight Rope

Enter by the narrow gate…wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it…Narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13-14 For the Few… This passage frightens a lot [...]

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Formula Revealed

Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians 14:40 When it comes to exercising the gifts of the Holy Spirit, it’s obvious that churches have different approaches. Some have the ‘let all things’  part down, but aren’t too keen on the ‘decent and orderly’ perspective, while other congregations have nailed  ’decent and orderly,’ but might be neglecting some [...]

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I Question Your Little Witch

There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all [...]

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Peace that Surpasses Understanding

“Be anxious for nothing, 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 guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 It would seem I have undertaken the impossible task this morning of trying to [...]

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Don’t Be Alarmed: Harold Camping Wasn’t That Far Off

A New Date for the Rapture Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. You turn man to destruction, And say, “Return, O children of men.” For a thousand [...]

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Have You Ever Had a Dream?

And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad. So he asked Pharaoh‘s officers who were with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?” And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and [...]

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We Can Boldly Say

Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence. They only consult [...]

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Who Told You to Say That?

It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in princes. Psalm 118:9 Had a little chat this morning with a lady about our religious differences—it was polite and respectful, but it still had that ‘Christians-aren’t-tolerant-and-everyone-else-in-the-world-is’ cloud hanging over it. That attitude of course comes with the territory and I’m at peace [...]

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