Asking Questions

1996) I have had a young scholar who repeatedly came up to my desk to ask questions. While I applauded this young man for asking, I found it laborious. My thinking was, how can he build any self-confidence if he won’t try on his own and risk a mistake?   God has encouraged his children
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Unlikely Encouragement

1995) I have read frequently of unbelievable things people have accomplished despite significant hindrances. For example, I have a friend who is an accomplished pianist and yet; he suffers from hand tremors. Another man who struggled with stuttering and yet, spoke before kings.   Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that God loves to
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Good versus Allow

1994) Our view of God determines how we act and react to things we experience each day.   For example, Psalm 23:2 tells us God gives us green pastures to rest in and brings us water gently to sustain us. These and so much more are things God gives us, but when the bad, difficult
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Death and Life

1993) We all have a powerful weapon within us and if we realize how potent it is, we would use more care wielding it. This weapon is our words.   Proverbs 18:21 tells us death and life are in the power of the tongue. Let’s pause and think about this. What we say to others
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Death and Life

2010) We are both murderers and healers. Why do I say this? Because of Proverbs 18:21.   In this verse, we are reminded that the words we say can bring death to others (and ourselves). The word death can be translated to “separation”. Our words can separate us from others. They can separate the ones
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Where is God?

1992) When the burdens of this life lay upon our shoulders, a natural response is to ask, why? I think many of us ask this question because if we can understand the why, we can endure the present. Another question we often ask is, where is God? In these difficult times, God’s children can forget
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Is It Helpful?

1991) Are you aware there are 613 laws and commandments (the Hebrew word for these is mitzvot) spelled out for the Jewish people in the Old Testament? (You can look them up online.) They covered everything from how to worship God, what they could and could not eat, touch and partake in, and many more.
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More Than One Shepherd

1990) If you have a general knowledge of the Bible, you know that the Lord is (our) shepherd (Psalm 23:1) There’s also the fact that Jesus said in John 10:11 he is the Good Shepherd, laying down his life for the sheep. Over and over Jesus metaphorically says he is our shepherd, but have you
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Seeing and Understanding

1989) As I grew up in the church, there were many times I contemplated my faith. I felt the way the rich man in Jesus’ parable did. I thought seeing signs and wonders like the people of Jesus’ day would make believing and trusting in God easier. (Check out the parable in Luke 16:19-31.)  
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Following

1988) The word, follow, brings to mind many things. “Stop following me!” I said as a child to my younger sister. Follow the leader. Follow me on social media. These are just a few examples that urge me to dig a little deeper.   When I think of following, (often in the negative sense) the
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