Coaches used to tell us, “no pain, no gain”. They meant that unless we endured the suffering of practices, we wouldn’t reap the rewards come gametime. Muscles are built through repeated use under stress. Maturity comes through right reactions to the problems of life, thus building character into our lives. Romans 5:3-5 says, “More thanContinue reading “No Pain, No Gain”
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Love Poured Into Our Hearts
Our Appetites Deceive
When I drive past a Dairy Queen (DQ), my appetite for a strawberry sundae rises to the front of my thoughts. I long for the taste, ignoring the impact upon my blood sugar and weight. Our appetite and selfish desires can deceive us into doing things that harm us and can lead others astray. RomansContinue reading “Our Appetites Deceive”
Reject Selfish Desires
Do Overs
Sometimes I wish I could have a “do over”. When I mess something up or do something with unintended consequences, I want to erase what happened and try it again. God doesn’t give us do overs when we sin or fail. But He does give us the opportunity to start afresh, cleansed from the dirtContinue reading “Do Overs”
God Knows Our Hearts
His Kingdom Rule
Hope That Enlivens
In our culture, the word “hope” has fague meaning and usefulness. We use hope to describe the feeling that we want some future good thing to happen, but we also mean that we are not convinced that this good thing will happen the way that we want it to. When God speaks of “hope” inContinue reading “Hope That Enlivens”
God’s Love Poured Into Our Hearts
Fake Images
Lately, many popular people, scenes, and posts have been demonstrated to be fake, or misleading at best. Whether it is an instagram posts with bold claims or fake imagery or the bold claims of some self-proclaimed prophet, their stories and ideas have been shown to be greatly exaggerated, if not downright untrue. Joshua 24:14 says,Continue reading “Fake Images”
Reluctant Retiree 