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One of the more important instructions Paul gives us is to renew our minds. This is not some idle suggestion since he makes it more than once. And it’s not a magic wand that’s twirled over our heads when we are born again that instantaneously creates a new mindset, this is a daily ongoing activity […]

We’ve all experienced both – yes? And I suspect we all would vote for Mountain Tops over the Stormy Seas. But unless you’ve experienced the stormy seas…. how can you fully appreciate the mountain tops?Probably definitions would be in order though I suspect we all have the same basic understanding of the two opposites. Mountain

One of the scriptures that has seriously impacted me is found in Ephesians 6:10-20, especially verse 13. These are the scriptures that talk about putting on the whole armor of God and then describes each piece in that armor and the reason for its inclusion. Paul tells us what each piece of the armor is

Confidence is not arrogance. And confidence is not superiority. Confidence is a deep seated knowledge about who one is and the depth of conviction about what is being discussed. You do need both existing for confidence to display itself otherwise one can be interpreted as arrogant. One test as to whether you are confident or

Do you argue with God. Of course you do! We all do. The question really is…. after you’ve argued what do you do? Do you follow what God is telling you to do or continue in disobedience? It really is either/or and it can’t be both/and.Sometimes we use the…’is it me or is it God’

For me, ‘content’ is on a continuum from not very to very. And it slides up and down the scale never quite reaching either. I know that Paul tells us that we should be content but I also think we need to define the word. ‘Content’ is aligned with accepting but in both cases positively

One of the more ‘popular’ words in scripture is ‘walk’. And rather than leaving the word open to definition, scripture defines and discusses it many times and in a variety of books. In Ephesians 4:1 we are told to, “…walk worthy of the calling…” Colossians 1:10 tells us to: “…walk worthy of the Lord, fully

When you look into scripture you find that the Lord does have some requirements for us. But they really aren’t difficult, actually they are quite simple: “… to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” What I find amazing is that we have to be told them in the first

Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, Your Honor: You’ve all heard the charges against Pride, which we have not disputed. You’ve also heard the sorry results of following after pride. Again, there is no defense except to say that it is always a willfull act to follow after. Pride may be guilty of enticement but

It is with a great deal of hesitancy that I even broach this topic. We all know the admonition about ‘pride goeth before a fall’. And this is accurate but…. I also think the word’s gotten a bad rap. While we avoid saying the word, we substitute in order to express our feelings – we