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What the **** are scruples?

Really. Scruples… what are they? “We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” -Romans 15:1 That’s the way the NKJV translates the passage. Others translate “scruples” as “failings” or “weaknesses” or “infirmities.” Via our trusted friends who write the dictionaries, we’re told that a scruple [...]

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Selfish vs. Self-centered

“Selfish” and “self-centered” mean slightly different things to me: Selfish: directly giving myself priority over others when deciding between the two. For example, selfishness asks, “Should I take that last donut or offer it to someone else? Ah, I’ll take it.” Self-centered: indirectly giving myself priority over others by ignoring them. For example, self-centeredness asks, [...]

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How to work the works of God

Usually I’ll find obscure Bible verses in the Old Testament. After all, fewer people quote from that side of Scripture even though it’s larger. This time, though, I found verses I hadn’t realized smack in the middle of one of the most popular books in the Bible, the Gospel of John. For a little context, [...]

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Just to be clear – What blessings do we want them to try?

In my last post, Unbelievably blessed and how to share it, I think I might have left out or at least not quite emphasized enough something really, really important. In this video, I try to point out what that was. [Click through to watch if you're in RSS or email.] Takeaway: We’re blessed in a [...]

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People pleasing vs. people pleasing: What’s the difference?

People pleasing is good. People pleasing is bad. The key is knowing the difference. Make sense? At first, Paul the apostle seems to contradict himself like I did just now: People pleasing is good… “I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many…” -1 Corinthians 10:33 [...]

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