Posts by Deane
Grace Is Not License
Moses, the leader of God’s people, was not a stranger to opposition, having faced off with Pharoah 10 times before being given permission to take the people out of Egypt. Sadly, opposition continued in the desert with friendly fire from his own brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam, who felt…
Read MoreSleeping Through a Storm
Mark 4:35-41 describes Jesus asleep on a cushion in the stern of a fishing boat when gale winds hit the Sea of Galilee and churned up fearful waves nearly swamping the boat. He was so exhausted from ministering to thousands that neither the violent pitching of the boat nor the…
Read MoreTo Tell the Truth
From 1956 – 1977 there was a popular TV gameshow entitled “To Tell the Truth” that featured a little known individual who had done an interesting or outstanding thing, along with two people posing as that person. A panel of Hollywood stars was tasked with determining which contestant was the…
Read MoreWe Can’t Know What We Don’t Know
Just when we think we have God figured out, He does the unexpected. This is what happened in the historical account of Abraham and Lot. When Abraham was childless, God made a covenant with Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. One year before Isaac was born,…
Read MoreOne Way or the Other
Most people know the story of Jonah being swallowed by a great fish. While many choose to look at it as an imaginative object lesson to teach obedience and the futility of running from God, in actuality, God has done stranger things than to allow a person to be swallowed…
Read MoreThe God of Things That Are Not What They Seem
The prophet Isaiah described the coming of the Messiah thusly in Isaiah 9:6-7: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.7 Of the greatness of His government and peace there will be no end.He will…
Read MoreChristmas Wish List
When I was a child, the song, “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” was popular. While that was me one year in particular, I thought it was hilarious that two front teeth would be the entire list for Santa. My list always had a lot of…
Read MoreTime Out
Parental disciplinary tactics have changed somewhat through the years. Spanking or paddling was most popular when I was a child. Speaking to that is the comedic account of corporal punishment employed by one father that elicited fear and respect from all six of his children. That is contrasted sharply by…
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