Mar 07
She is a good sheep. She minds her business well and plays well with the herd. She had no family goals or desires to have a lamb of her own. She delayed it as long as she could, but eventually she succumbed to the temptation and ended up pregnant. It was a cold night in …
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Nov 06
Sweetie is our half Arabian horse, she is a beautiful light chestnut color. As typical for Arabians she is sensitive around our mouth and face. In fact, we sometimes have trouble getting her bit into her mouth. She isn’t one to readily accept the bit and bridle. Once the bridle is on, she settles down …
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Oct 24
Christians value courage. Americans esteem courage. We seek to be courageous and teach our kids to be courageous. So this has formed a natural link in our minds that courage is always right and good. Being courageous isn’t necessarily right or good. Just because someone has courage, in the sense that they do something that …
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Sep 26
Samson, the famous strong man of the Bible, made plenty of mistakes early on in his life (see Judges 13-16). His problems tended to revolve around women. He was a strong man physically, but a weak man morally. He struggled with pride, sexual temptation, and anger. He failed to listen to his parents when they …
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Feb 08
*Below is my 2017 FHU Lecture Manuscript for my assigned topic in an Ethics track called “Should Christians Seek Social Change? from Daniel 4:27. I hope it is helpful for you. ETHICS — SHOULD CHRISTIANS SEEK SOCIAL CHANGE? (DANIEL 4:27) Daniel, the prophet of God, was disturbed by the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. He realized …
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Jan 25
On January 21st, over 500,000 protestors took to the streets of Washington D.C. in what was called the “Women’s March.” Protestors in cities across the U.S. joined in this cause bringing the claimed total to more than a million. The organizers of the March claimed “the march’s goal was to stand up for equality for …
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Nov 30
I have wanted to write about VidAngel for several months. VidAngel is a great online streaming movie service that allows you to filter the content of the movies. That’s right, you can take out foul language, sex scenes, violence, and other inappropriate content. You get to choose what content you want to take out before …
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Oct 30
Sex is a privilege, not a right! We are created sexual beings that have a desire for sexual gratification.¹ But it is not a right. God intended for us to enjoy the privilege of sex when we make the commitment in marriage to another person.² When sex becomes a part of a relationship outside of marriage …
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Sep 14
We are called to live out an ancient faith in this modern world. This means we often have to use biblical principles to make judgments about what we should and should not do in this world. Christians often disagree on these judgements and controversy seems to surround these topics. We were discussing this idea in ladies’ …
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Aug 16
Most Christians would never think of being like Judas! He was the wicked Apostle that betrayed Jesus. He feigned friendship and love with a kiss, while secretly betraying our Lord. Bible students have long struggled to explain how Judas could do such an act. But the Holy Spirit is pretty clear in the reason Judas …
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