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Tag: Faith
Simple Faith
Why do we complicate the idea of faith... Continue Reading
What is That in Your Hand
As believers, we often feel inadequate in our ability to have an effect in the Body of Christ... Continue Reading
Moses and the Hand of God
I like to try to understand how God's Hand is involved in preparing His people... Continue Reading
The Answer to Addiction
God put in each person a need only He can fill... Continue Reading
A Place in the Son
The only change needed in this song was one letter... Continue Reading
Jesus; 100 percent God, 100 percent Human
Jesus had to come to earth to experience what it is like to be human... Continue Reading
You’ve Got A Friend
Music has always talked deeply to my soul... Continue Reading
Good Soil Produces Good Fruit
I have pondered the Sower and the Soils, are these four categories of different types of people or are they four categories that all believers can fall into? ... Continue Reading
Sin Nature
When did it become part of being a human? What caused it to become something we all struggle with?... Continue Reading
If I Stand
If I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through... Continue Reading
Follow Me
Jesus never asked anyone to pray the sinner's prayer. He simple said Follow Me... Continue Reading
How Do You Envision God?
I have realized we tend to think of God through our own filter... Continue Reading
Spiritual Ears
I have become curious why people that listen to God's Word week after week struggle with the concepts that His Word teaches... Continue Reading
Why Do You Call Me Lord?
There are some Biblical terms that are not common in our normal conversations. Lord is not a common title in our society. What do I mean when I call Jesus Lord... Continue Reading
Who is in the Driver’s Seat?
Paul was explaining to the believers there that following rules and keeping rituals do not make you a follower of Jesus. They make you a follower of rules... Continue Reading
I Draw Near to You
As children run to their Father's voice, give me open ears to hear You call, that I may live by Your word, to be all I'm called to be... Continue Reading
A Chasing After the Wind
I have come to really appreciate Solomon’s thoughts in Ecclesiastes. To me this book clearly asks the question, “What is the meaning of life?"... Continue Reading
May the 4th Be With You
"May the force be with you." Yoda Better yet- May the true force of the universe, God's Holy Spirit, bless and guide your day.
A Day in the Life of the Disciples
In Mark’s Gospel Chapters 4 and 5 we find the story of a day of Jesus’ ministry. I like to think about what is happening to people in the background of the stories like this one from Mark’s Gospel... Continue Reading
Between the Pages of His-Story Revisited
The actual percentage of the days of the lives of Biblical characters in scripture is very small... Continue Reading
A Simple Faith
It is simply being confident and assured in “what we hope for…what we do not see”. What complicates faith is the opposite, not being confident and sure of what lies ahead. Wanting to believe, but not completely sure... Continue Reading
The Gambler
In 1978, Kenny Rogers sang “The Gambler”. Probably because I love music and what music writers can say that I cannot put into words, but phrases in some songs like this one ring like crystal to me. I believe the words below from this song ring true throughout life. The first part of the chorus… Continue reading The Gambler
A short summary about Jesus the Son of God
By Doug Staples One With God In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. John 1:1-2 Creator and Sustainer of Creation Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:3 For… Continue reading A short summary about Jesus the Son of God
Fear of The Lord
People say, “Why should I be afraid of a Loving God?” or “Scripture says God is love. Why would I fear Him?” So, I asked myself what is the definition of fear? What does the Bible tell us? Webster’s definition of “fear”- An unpleasant emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. Biblical meaning of… Continue reading Fear of The Lord
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