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Truth part 3

02/22/2018 19:51

The truth is the truth whether you know it or not. But if you don't know it... it doesn't really do much for you. So when we see Jesus' words in John 8:32, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," the first part is every bit as important as the second part. Ye shall KNOW...

Truth part 2

02/21/2018 20:05

Here's the truth, as simple as I can put it: God is love and He loves you. Anything that disagrees is a lie. And anything you believe that disagrees is sin. That's why 1 John 3:9 is true, "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is...

Truth part 1

02/20/2018 19:51

I accidentally went a little ways down this rabbit hole in the last Rant series, and I figure I should probably go ahead and take a few days to really dig into it. Like my pastor always says, "Preach it until your heart is empty on it." And you guys know that I think the ultimate truth of the...

Naturally part 5

02/19/2018 19:51

I think its even too big of a concept for me to try to wrap my head around, much less explain: Love is our true nature. Anything we do that isn't done in love, for love, by love, because of love... is us going against who we really are. And, unfortunately, we always seem to think of ourselves in...

Naturally part 4

02/18/2018 20:22

The Popeye cartoon of old made a big impression on me. Not to the point that I would actually eat vegetables... because if that was the way to get big muscles, then big muscles I didn't need. And I can't really remember much of it at this point except for Popeye's catchphrase, "I yam what I yam!"...

Naturally part 3

02/17/2018 19:51

Love doesn't demand its (HIS) own way. That's important. Because that means if we ARE demanding OUR own way... we aren't operating in love. Love is never about getting. Because love IS giving. And if we're not operating in love we're going against our new (true) nature. Let me say that again: If...

Naturally part 2

02/16/2018 17:40

Its only when we understand our true nature that we can stop trying to be someone we're not and just be who we are. And its only when we stop trying to be someone we're not and just be who we are that we can stop struggling and start flowing. Resting. Enjoying the gift we've been given. I want to...

Naturally part 1

02/15/2018 19:55

I think one of the biggest roadblocks to "living the Christian life" is that we come at from the idea that we are sinners. We seem to have this idea of what we're "supposed to be" and it doesn't add up with what we are. This idea of perfection that, quite frankly, can't be reached no matter how...

Apples and Trees part 5

02/14/2018 17:39

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree because it has the same seed. And a seed can only produce after its own kind. Now watch this to finish off this Rant series: "For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches" (Romans 11:16). Jesus is the...

Apples and Trees part 4

02/13/2018 19:45

Its not until we know who God is that we will truly know who we are. Because we were made in His image and likeness in the beginning. And we were conformed to the image of His beloved Son in whom He is well pleased on the cross. So its no wonder that Adam and Eve hid from the presence of God when...

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