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Connecting Scripture with Real Life
Like the One who called you is holy…
No, I don’t mean that! I’m not going to preach against binging on Netflix or wearing yoga paints everywhere, or Internet addiction. That’s the opposite of what I want to do in this longish post. In 1 Peter 1:15, Peter calls his audience to be holy in all their way of...
Living Out God’s Poetry
We are God's poetry In Ephesians 2:10, Paul says that We are God’s workmanship Created in Christ Jesus for good works Which God prepared beforehand In order that we may walk in them The word for workmanship is poiema, from which we get the word poet. Good poetry is...
Doing God’s Will?
What’s God’s Will for your life? We all want to know God’s will for our lives. Figuring that out, if there is something specific that God wants me to do, is often difficult. Scripture tells us some specific things that we can do and know that we are doing God’s will....
What Do We Delight in?
What Do We Delight in? “Delight yourself in the LORD” (Psalm 37:4a) There are many enjoyable things in life; lots of things to delight in. For me, these include holding my wife, teaching about Scripture, taking a long bike ride on good roads, having coffee with...
How Big is Our Love for God?
The woman came up behind Jesus. She was weeping, probably over her sinful past. She wet Jesus’ feet with her tears. She then dried his feet with her hair, and poured the ointment from her jar on them. It is estimated that the contents of the jar were worth a year’s...
Who God Says We Are
Who You are, according to God Many things describe who you and I are. I work as a reference librarian. I’m a husband and father. I am an adjunct professor. For chit chat at a party, that’s fine, but who am I really? Most of us ask that question. It’s most important...
Welcome to Connecting Scripture to Real Life
Welcome to my blog. If you’re here, I am guessing that growing closer to Jesus, knowing God better, or living more as a disciple of Jesus matters to you. If not, welcome anyway. My main activity here will be on my blog. I have extensive academic training in biblical...
