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So by the looks of Google's logo today, it must be Earth Day again. I do not typically keep up with all these environmental celebrations and such, but this one is usually hard to miss. So as I was meditating a little today, I looked up several scriptures concerning the earth and what God has to say about it. Of course we know God created the earth and gave us dominion over it. It is not our master and we are not it's slave. We are of course stewards of it and are to treat it responsibly as we should any gift God gives us and anything He gives us charge over. Psalm 104 has a lot to say about the earth and gives us confidence that God is going… Read More

420 is a code used by marijuana smokers to communicate their desire to get high. As a result, weed smokers have claimed 4:20 as international time to smoke pot. They have aso attempted to claim April 20 (4/20) as international pot smoking day. The reason 420 was chosen is a little bit of a mystery. There are several stories out there, some proven false such as 420 being a police code for a pot bust. But whatever the origin, just a Chrsitians have done with other pagan and secular ideas and celebrations for centuries, I propose we reclaim this day and the time for the Lord. In Acts 4 Peter and John are on trial for healing a crippled man for which… Read More

I just spent some time with a friend that I have been really getting to know a lot better over the past couple weeks. We have spent quite a bit of time together here recently. It has been great and I love his friendship and heart for the Lord and His people. We were just hanging out a little bit ago after I spoke at an FCA meeting at his church and we were watching a video on youtube. Well... I have this little habit (if you know me you will laugh as you read this) where when I get excited or nervous or really focused and intent, I clap my hands together and then rub them together really fast. Fast enough to start a fire sometimes. Well, as we… Read More

The Bible has a lot to say about the fool. A great study to do sometime is just simply read all the verses containing "fool." Interesting and very insightful and challenging. But perhaps the most commonly quoted verse(s) about the fool are Psalm 14:1 and Psalm 53:1 which both say "The fool has said in his heart 'there is no God.'" There has been a movement, somewhat jokingly I think, to rename April 1 "Atheist Day" because of these verses. In my mind it is foolish to say there is not a God. To me, there is too much proof that He is. But in studying these verses recently, I found out that the two words "there is" do not exist in the… Read More