Most of us are familiar with the story of Jonah. The story goes beyond this, but this is where y devotional thought is hanging out in the story – Jonah was a minor prophet in Joppa that God called to Nineveh. Nineveh was a wicked, dangerous place about 550 miles from Joppa in need of...
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Transparency
I tend to make a joke at times about having five children, although in reality it is not always a joke. With each child, I have become a little better with how I parent; now that we are prayerfully down to the last one, I think God has really helped me hone in on my...
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Set Free for Freedom
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. – Galatians 5:1 We’ve heard it said, by our own pastor and others, that in order for us to turn from something, we have to be turning towards something else. The beauty of the Gospel...
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The Miserable in Christ
The personally offended, the socially rejected, the spiritually crippled, the Rodney Dangerfield’s of the church. I know you are out there. I’ve seen you. I’ve talked with you. I’ve heard your saddened monotone mumbled singing during Praise and Worship. I’ve seen you eyeing the clock during the pastor’s sermon. (Alas, I fear the roast may...
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Does the Bible Condone Slavery?
As mentioned in Pastor Gary’s sermon on Sunday, October 11, 2020, here an excerpt from New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason Archer that addresses the question: Does the Bible Condone Slavery? There is a tendency to look at slavery as something of the past. But it is estimated that there are today over 27 million people...
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One Less Online Purchase
Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble. Psalm 119:165 Bubble suits. I’ve been told a time or two that I could benefit from the purchase of one (yes, they’re available online – gimme one with sparkles!). You see, I’m what they call “gracefully-impaired”, more so than the average tripping up...
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Worshipping Through the Questions
“I will worship through my questions…” You Will Be My Song ~ Red Rocks Worship I was listening to the song linked above the other day, and the line I noted has lingered in my head since. When I think of worshipping through questions, I think of Mary. Mary… a young, unmarried woman who was...
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Servanthood
Servanthood takes on many different forms in each of our minds. The first thought I had of servanthood is a butler. The posh, elderly Englishman with a twinge of sarcasm, similar to someone like Alfred from Batman. Whenever I think of a butler, I’m inclined to think of my elementary school days asking random questions...
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Shipwrecked but Confident
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. – James 1:2-4 This is a portion of Scripture most of us are probably...
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Setting Standards
One of the more challenging things God has laid out for me is to write devotionals if I am honest. One day, I remember saying to my wife I feel God has no use for me; boom the next day, I was asked if I would start writing devotionals. With all the fantastic writings that...