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Category Archives: other
Comforting the Comfortable?
I admit it. I whine. To God. Me: I just want to be comfortable. Dear Jesus, is that too much to ask? Jesus: If I expected you to be comfortable, you wouldn’t need the Comforter. John 14:26 … Continue reading
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Uncomfortable Heritage
I would rather be comfortable. But our Scriptural role models didn’t lead comfortable lives. Abram left his home for an unknown destination (Genesis 12) Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers (Genesis 37) David was hunted … Continue reading
Make Yourself Uncomfortable
How do you feel about your church? Convicted Challenged Comfortable In a different congregation, a different time, people were sharing how they felt about their church. Around the table, one by one, the answer was “I’m comfortable … Continue reading
Taxes or Riches
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Taxing Prayer
I may not be the most cheerful taxpayer, but I can send my money to the government with a blessing. Lord God, may this money accomplish good things. Use it to bless others. Amen.
Better than Taxes
Leviticus 19:9-10 (NIV) When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up … Continue reading
My Fair Share
My fair share? What is that? I whine, It’s not fair! I think how I get up and go to work. Plus an hour to get there, and an hour back. Five days a week. Me: … Continue reading
Tax Day Cometh
Taxes? Ben Franklin was right about death and taxes Everybody cheats when it comes to taxes I willingly pay my fair share April 15 is almost upon us. Some hate the process, some hate the payment, many … Continue reading
Enough!
Proverbs 30:15 (NIV) The leech has two daughters. “Give! Give!” they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough!” It is much better to be one who says that less “would have … Continue reading
Personal Enough
I’ve been thinking about dayenu–“it would have been enough”–and how it applies to me. Here are a couple personal enoughs: If I had a safe, warm home, it would have been enough. But You provided a unique house … Continue reading