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Category Archives: God’s Will
Why I Don’t Fill Out a NCAA Bracket
Well, it’s March, which means that a whole bunch of people will be enjoying the games of the NCAA basketball tournament. We don’t call it “March Madness” for nothing! For many people, half the fun of the tournament is trying … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Birth, Christ's Death, Current Events, Disappointment, Doing Good, Fear, Gambling, God's Will, God's Work, Human Life, Humor, Influence, Ministry, Personal, Salvation, Service, Sports, Witnessing
Tagged bracket busting, Cardiac Pack, David Thompson, filling out a tournament bracket, getting involved with others, how to live life to the fullest, Monte Towe, NC State basketball, NCAA tournament, opening yourself up for potential hurt, Tommy Burleson
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John Wesley’s Pound Notes
This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. (Titus 3:8, N.K.J.V.) The … Continue reading
When God “Goes Abraham” on You
I hope we can all agree that it’s never a good thing to miss God’s will. The fact is, though, that some trips outside God’s will result in a figurative slap on the wrist, while others result in a figurative … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Choices, Disobedience, God's Chastening, God's Judgment, God's Will, Rebellion, Repentance, Sin, Temptation, Trusting In God
Tagged Abraham and Hagar, Abraham and the famine, Abraham in Egypt, Abraham missed God's will, Hagar kicked out of camp, Sarah in Pharaoh's harem, sin is russian roulette, where did Abraham get Hagar?
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Have You Dug Your Ditches?
And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Choices, Decisions, Faith, God's Timing, God's Will, God's Work, Needs, Obedience, Prayer Requests, Problems, Trusting In God
Tagged digging your ditches, Elisha telling the kings to dig ditches, God sends the water, Israel & Judah attack Moab, Jehoram and Jehoshaphat
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A Key Lesson About Life
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. James 4:17 (N.K.J.V.) The book of James will always have a special place in my heart because it is the first book … Continue reading
Micah’s “Church” (part 2 of 2)
As we pick back up with our story, the young Levite named Jonathan has just been hired to serve as the priest of the “church” that Micah has set up at his home. This “church” is a shrine Micah has … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Church, Disobedience, God's Will, God's Work, Idolatry, Influence, Ministry, Preaching, Temptation, Trusting In God, Worship
Tagged a hireling shepherd, Dan conquering Laish, dangers of taking the easy way out, Jeroboam's golden calves, Jonathan the false priest, Micah's shrine, the Assyrians conquering the northern kingdom, the tribe of Dan not possessing their territory
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Micah’s “Church” (part 1 of 2)
Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. Judges 17:1 (N.K.J.V.) The time period of the book of Judges is famously known as the period when “there was no king in Israel; everyone did … Continue reading
Styx, My Son, & Me
My oldest son, Ryan, attends Johnson University, a Christian college located about ten minutes outside Knoxville, Tennessee. Johnson is a small, private school that has an on-campus attendance of approximately 1,000. Ryan is a sophomore there, lives in a dorm, … Continue reading
