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2 Timothy 3:1-5 (NIV) Mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – having a form of godliness but denying its power. After listing off all of these horrible attributes that look a lot like the…

John 8:1-11 1 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded…

The Who’s of Whoville and us alike know that Christmas is more than an Xbox or bike. Christmas, oh Christmas, means so much more! Christmas is about Jesus, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Just as important, we’ll learn in a pinch that salvation is a gift for everyone, even the Grinch. The ones hard to love need love the most. The ones that we loath and won’t give a card, nor some toast. Our Grinches are just testing,…

You’ve probably heard the phrase used before that “they’re such a put on.” implying that someone is hypocritical.  However, is this necessarily the case?  When someone chooses to act in a way contradictory to their nature, is this hypocrisy?  Perhaps not… There are many things that God calls us to “put on” throughout scripture.  Why do I have to put something on?  Well, because it’s not something that I naturally come equipped with.  Clothing is a suitable (pun intended) analogy…

Recently, my daughter shared a story with me that God also spoke to me through.  She said that she was in a race with a group of other children.  One of the girls was a bit older, taller, and a much stronger runner than she was.  This was confirmed by the older girl taking first place during their second race. However, something occurred in their first race that allowed my daughter to take first place.  Whenever the race started, this…

One thing that really bugs me is whenever someone takes a chunk of scripture, ignores the context, and forms a theology, doctrine, and mindset based on it.  I’ve been guilty of it myself! One verse that this seems to often be the case with is: Ephesians 5:22-24 (NIV) 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,…