The Benefits of Being Tempted to Doubt

December 6, 2011

As He was grabbing on to Peter as he slipped beneath the water, Jesus asked him, “Why did you doubt?”  At a different time, Jesus told his disciples that they could move mountains through prayer if they did not doubt.  James says doubters are like waves of sea, blown and tossed by the wind.  Jude [...]

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WHAT IS THAT IN YOUR HAND?

October 10, 2011

God asked Moses this question in Exodus 4:2.  Moses was waffling on God’s call.  I wonder if I often do the same.  I find myself focusing on what I “do not have” opposed to “what God has already provided”. In Judges 7, Gideon didn’t have much of an army.  He must have had some doubt [...]

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Blind Trust vs. Accountability

August 30, 2011

Often in history, people have stated that they did not need to generate a report of their work because people needed to trust them.  It sounds somewhat Biblical and maybe even a little spiritual until we dig deeper into what the real issue is. It does sound Biblical because, after all, the writer of Hebrews [...]

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