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Resist Not part 1

07/30/2020 20:08

We always seem like we are ready to fight at the drop of a hat. Like we LOOK for reasons to fight. And, in religious circles, we use phrases like "Prayer Warrior" or "Tough Love." We--for some ungodly reason--talk about "getting the sin out of the camp." As if that is our job or our responsibility....

Charity part 5

07/29/2020 19:35

We've been talking about seeing a need in someone and meeting it, right? Here's what I want to say to end this Rant series, "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing" (1 Corinthians 13:3). I think this...

Charity part 4

07/28/2020 19:46

Love can be an idea, right? A concept. That's why I believe the word "charity" is so important. Because charity is love in action. The love feast. Jesus prepared it for us, and all we have to do is sit down and eat it... and invite others to sit with us and eat with us. The ACT of sharing what God...

Charity part 3

07/27/2020 19:46

Charity is love in action. And I think that's a big part of why people are so hesitant to accept it. "I don't want your charity!" How many times have we heard that? I think it stems from being prideful--which, as we know, according to Proverbs 16:18, isn't great. "Pride goeth before destruction,...

Charity part 2

07/26/2020 19:32

Charity is love in action. Love--the agape, selfless, sacrificial God love--is a love feast. Love in action is feeding people. Giving them what they need. What they hunger and thirst for. And let me get this on the record: What you WANT and what you NEED are two very different things. You can't...

Charity part 1

07/25/2020 19:30

Once upon a time I didn't really understand why the King James Bible used the word "charity" a lot when it was clearly talking about love. Like, even the "Love Chapter," 1 Corinthians 13, Paul writes about charity, charity, charity. Then it hit me. Love is kind of an abstract idea for people....

Shrug part 5

07/24/2020 19:37

All you can do is all you can do. And, yes, there are people out there who will want you, and expect you, to do more than you can do. That's where boundaries come in. Boundaries are healthy. Important. Vital. Turning the other cheek is not about letting someone keep slapping you. It is about not...

Shrug part 4

07/23/2020 18:49

God told Jeremiah, "They aren't going to listen to you. Tell them what I say anyway." That has always been so powerful to me. Because it takes a lot of the pressure off. When I write these daily Rants sometimes I'll ask my kid, "What should I Rant about today?" Because I know he will answer either,...

Shrug part 3

07/22/2020 19:19

I truly and deeply believe in the concept found in Mark 6:11 in the Message Bible, "If you're not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be one your way." I mean, if I didn't I wouldn't be Ranting about it, right? But the reason it's so important...

Shrug part 2

07/21/2020 18:54

You can only do what you can do. Seems simple, right? Logical. The problem is when we allow people to push and pull us past what we can do. And, yes, I understand that the Lord will stretch us. I think you have to go out on a limb sometimes, because that's where the fruit is. That's not what I'm...

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