Cats are Not the Only Things I’m Allergic To
Although highly allergic to cats, I love the two we have, but sometimes wonder if it’s worth the trouble. One past Saturday night, one of the cats, named Misty, was up crying much of the night, waking us up regularly. Eventually, I realized she must have been upset about her litter. The store was out of the “usual,” so I tried to get away with a replacement, even though I…
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Shall the Trees Clap Their Hands?
Fellow travelers, Isaiah 55:12-13 reads:“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace;the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;and it shall make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign that shall not…
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The Weight of Lent
When reading the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, chapters 34 and 35, I noticed the two chapters together have an interesting contrast. In chapter 34, with Jerusalem under siege by the Babylonians, King Zedekiah ordered the people to release all of their Hebrew slaves, seemingly with the motivation of appeasing God. However, soon the people were returned to slavery.[1] In chapter 35, this behavior is contrasted with the Rechabites, who, for about…
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The Narrow Door
Many people think the God of the Old Testament is a God of judgement, and the God of the New Testament is a God of love, but I’m not sure these people are paying attention. The whole Bible speaks to us of the same God. The Old Testament is full of stories about God pursuing His people, calling them to come back to Him because He loves them. Likewise, the…
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On Spiritual Mood Swings
Life is often a battle with inconsistency. We go from feeling good about our situations and God’s favor, to feeling like we are in a spiritual desert, and back again like a pendulum. Knowing this, God provides verses like Psalm 126:4-6, which says: “Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negeb!Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed…
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Daily Readings for February 16 – 22
Fellow travelers: For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week in 2026 I will post 2 chapters to read per day as a main reading plan, and for anyone who wants to read the whole Bible in 2026, I’ll post the extra chapters to read that week. The main readings will include nearly all of the New Testament, plus Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Prophets, and a few other…
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All Fall Short
I’m writing a series about the verses I’ve quoted the most on this blog, and I see some of these verses as foundational to Christianity. For example, another post in the series was about John 3:16 (“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”) Today’s post (#5 of the series) covers Romans 3:23, another verse that…
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Perfecting Faith Through Struggle
King David wrote many Psalms during the difficult times in his life. Psalm 18, written “on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul,”[1] is a song David wrote to praise God for His deliverance from difficulties in the past. David describes the depths of the troubles he faced in verses 4 and 5: “The cords of death…
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Avoiding Beehive Morality
Anyone who has watched very young kids play soccer, or especially anyone who has coached youth soccer, knows what I mean by “Beehive Soccer”: Two lonely and bored goalkeepers stand by their goals at each end of the field, while both teams of players closely swarm around one ball. Some of the players on each team have an idea which direction to kick the ball, but others just want to…
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The Bible: A Quint of Quotes
Dear fellow travelers, Here is another “Quint of Quotes” from my collection, on the theme of the Bible. I hope you find these five sayings interesting and thought-provoking. What quotes about the Bible do you like? “This book will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this book.” – D.L. Moody wrote this in the front of his Bible “If people treated other books the way they…
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