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I’m an introvert, one of those folks who can bump into a just-moved piece of furniture. Perhaps my most famous introvert moment was emerging from my office, still early in the day, after I’d been focused on a project, and walking right by two people without even seeing them. When I walked back with a…

I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me. (1 Corinthians 15:10) We are Responsible Did I do something good? Yes. No, not me. Did God accomplish it? Yes. Last week I talked about our decision to walk right in these troubled times (See Dismayed in these…

Almighty God Almighty God is sovereign over everything and everybody all the time. He is infinitely knowledgeable, infinitely wise, infinitely powerful. He is totally other than we are. Isaiah said: In the year of King Uzziah’s death I [Isaiah] saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe…

Folklore: You are the window through which you view the world. Your traits, positive and negative, color what you see. If you are hopeful, you tend to look for “silver linings.” If you’re critical, you tend to look for what is wrong. If you habitually lie, you tend to see others are liars. If you…

I blew it! Uh-oh. Now what? There really are only three choices: 1) Deal it with it; 2) Try to ignore it; 3) Endlessly beat up yourself. Trying to ignore it most likely won’t work. Endlessly beating up yourself just results in crippling yourself and making you less able to deal with the present. And,…

The Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst. (Ezekiel 9:4) Those who hated what God hated were spared. Those who didn’t…

We are told to love. Love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. (Mark 12:30) Love our enemies. (Matthew 5:44) Love our neighbors as ourselves. (Mark 12:31) Love fellow believers, just as Christ has loved us. (John 15:12) These are high standards. Many, many Bible verses, sermons, and books discuss…