King David had one awesome group of army commanders. In fact, the Bible calls some of these men his “Mighty Men”. Pretty cool name, huh? Two of David’s leaders were Joab and Abishai. And in two different places in the Old Testament – 2 Samuel 10 & 1 Chronicles 19 – it records Joab saying [...]
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Chapel 4.29.09 If it’s not exactly a curse word, is it still a curse word? For instance, the word “freakin”. Or calling something, not someone, “gay”. Or starting off your sentence with “What the…!” I’m just curious. If somebody filled up a glass with half pure water and half sewage water, would you drink it? After all, [...] Chapel 4.21.09 Every morning I walk into my closet I have options. Warm clothes, work clothes, church clothes, summer clothes, and clothes I don’t even wear that need to be given away. And every day I try to find something I’ll “look good” in for that day. Paul reminds us in Colossians to put on a different [...] “Only the obedient believe.” -Dietrich Boenhoeffer I shared that quote in a sermon over a year ago, and I haven’t been able to escape how simple yet powerful it is since that time. It’s a quick phrase that carries a lot of power for children as well as adults. Faith in Christ is only realized when met [...] I love the rich adjectives in The Message Bible. Check out Matthew 7:1-5, one of my favorites: “Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults – unless of course you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging.” Boomeranging! I love that word. And it is so powerful when speaking [...] |
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