Tag Archives: choices

Intelligence; November 22, 2025


Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Everything evil starts … Continue reading

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The Choice to Rejoice; August 22, 2025


Isaiah 61:10 I delight greatly in the Lord;    my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments of salvation    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,    and as a bride adorns herself with her … Continue reading

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Being Heard by God; June 19, 2025


Psalm 66:18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,    the Lord would not have listened. The anonymous author of this Psalm went through a pretty rough time, but in the process he learned something very important, that he expresses here. … Continue reading

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Choices; May 27, 2025


Psalm 9:1-2 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.I will be glad and rejoice in you;    I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. David regularly made the choice to thank … Continue reading

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Lifestyle; April 1, 2025


1 Peter 2:15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. I’m currently reading The Untold Story of the New Testament Church, by Frank Viola, and it gives some somewhat horrifying … Continue reading

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Faith and Works; March 30, 2025


James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. Martin Luther hated this verse, and indeed, the whole book of James, because he had rediscovered the principle of salvation by grace through faith, … Continue reading

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Spiritual Health; March 24, 2025


Colossians 2:6-7 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. This chapter goes on to deal with … Continue reading

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Priorities; February 8, 2025


Matthew 26:11 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. I don’t think I had ever made this connection before, but this can be applied to a number of close relationships, particularly parenting. We … Continue reading

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Choices; January 26, 2025


1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Life is a succession of choices, though many of them are unconscious. Here Paul is writing to his son in the faith, … Continue reading

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Children of the Light; January 25, 2025


1 Thessalonians 5:5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. This chapter is well loved for a number of sections, particularly verses 16-21, but there … Continue reading

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