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Why we’re called Christians – and not Godians!
Matthew 7:1-2 is fascinating to look at in the Greek. I’ve color coded below the words that are the same. The ones that begin with κρί are judge or judging. The ones that begin with μέτρ refer to a...
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Who knew calculus had eternal value?!
“Judge not.” Well, then, what are we supposed to do? Are we then to be laissez-faire? Not at all. When I was in high school, our calculus teacher loved to give a Christmas present – well, he called it...
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One of my favorite things about our marriage
Today my husband and I celebrate 9 years of marriage! The Lord has been so gracious. There are certainly other areas of our lives that have been filled with challenges, but He has been so gracious in...
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Palliate!
So I learned a new word today: palliating. I was reading a commentary on Matthew 7:1’s “Judge not lest ye be judged.” Barnes’ Notes on the Bible explains judging as, among other things, “the habit of...
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What I would love to change
I so wish I could change it. I so wish I could change one of the recurring themes in interactions involving judging. I just love thinking about how much cheerier the world would be if it were...
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Pretty silly to judge!
I would be remiss to do a series on judging and not include Romans 14! And wow is there so much good stuff in here. I’m tempted just to cut and paste the chapter. I mean, God is God, and His Word is...
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But ‘their heart is deceitful’!
We’ve looked at a lot of reasons why *not* to judge. One of the biggest arguments I hear to defend judging is this: “But your heart is deceitful.” The situation would go something like this: Jimmy...
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How to be Right
How can we be sure we’re right? I mean – if I perceived something one way, and someone perceives it another – who is right? Or if I think something should be done one way and someone else thinks it...
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The “How” of How to be Right!
So we’ve concluded that there is one – and only one – way to be right: to agree with God. Everything else? Well, the obvious opposite is that if it disagrees with God, it’s wrong. And all the other...
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our lovely harvest
I tease that you can take the girl out of the Midwest, but you can’t take the Midwest out of the girl. : ) My Midwest fix for the summer has been planting our garden. Since our backyard is on a slope,...
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