We all do it! We read the Bible, sometimes so fast that when we are finished, we couldn’t tell someone what we just read. Growing up in a pastor’s home, in church, and in Christian school, I did a lot of that. It was never personal. I don’t really remember being taught to study the […]
Thought for the Day
I have been thinking about this verse a lot lately, not because of it being the Easter season and the natural reflection on Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. I have been thinking about it before this past week. It puts Christ’s love for us into perfect perspective: You must have the same attitude that Christ […]
Quotes of the Day
I am reading Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. Interesting book, I understand that it is a book based on his life, etc. However, Donald Miller shares his opinion or as the tag line on the book calls it, “Nonreligious thoughts on Christian spirituality.” throughout the book, I am not sure that I can embrace […]
What Are You Looking At?
I was reading through Jeremiah again today, as I am studying that book right now. The entire first section of the book is dealing with Israel and Judah’s turning away from God towards false gods, stone and wood…they choose to worship the created over the creator. To put it lightly, God is furious with them, […]
A Merciful God
I was reading through Jeremiah 3 today and came across verse 12…this verse stuck out to me because it shows just how merciful the God that we serve is. Once again Israel has given itself over to the worship of other gods, the true and living God compares Israel to an adultress wife (or a […]