When I look back on my life and think about all the things I’ve strived for, I realize that everything I ever sought out was for the accomplishment of a single goal. Peace. I believe that everything we do is done for peace. Our peace of mind. Usually, when we think about peace, we’re thinking about an absence of conflict. What is life without conflict? I’d say life without conflict is a life without change. A life without change is stagnant and not really a life at all. Therefore, without conflict in our lives, we’re not growing, and our lives really are meaningless.
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Sometimes the most innocuous questions can lead to fantastic answers. Whenever I read the Bible, I expect to learn something. The pursuit of knowledge is a many-colored coat that requires a humble and teachable spirit. When we seek answers, we have to be prepared to receive the myriad of answers available to us. We then have to choose the one in the bouquet that looks best in the light of the Holy Spirit. We cannot mock those like us who are also on this journey even when their grasping hands are holding on to the wind. We can but learn, and then hope in our learning, to inform others of what we have discovered to help them on their way in our shared pilgrimage.
Continue readingSometimes I think people see God as some mysterious being who speaks in riddles saying wise things no one can really understand. Jesus taught in parables that might be difficult to comprehend sometimes, but God wants us to understand Him. This is why God never speaks to us in a language we don’t recognize. He’s not going to start talking to you in Chinese if you only speak English and French.
Continue readingAs I continue my study of Exodus, I am, once again, shaking my head at the faithlessness of the Israelites and wondering what can we learn from them? I always try to avoid the “us” versus “them” mentality that one can so easily slip into when reading about distant events and distant peoples. Especially since I believe the heart of people does not really change over the ages. However, I was hard-pressed today to find something relatable between the mindset of these early Israelites fleeing from Egypt and us today.
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