Tag Archives: faith

Devotion to God

Posted on September 5, 2012 by parklinscomb

Do you have spiritual A.D.D.? Attention Deficit Disorder? Physical A.D.D. is a widely (probably over-) diagnosed problem among kids these days, but it has been applied to a number of adults, too. This may be attributable to how we’ve trained … Continue reading →

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Tolerance 2

Posted on August 16, 2012 by parklinscomb

Yesterday I talked in this posting about tolerance’s virtues and vices. The world just gives “tolerance” a one-size- fits-all approach and tolerates everything, no matter how bad. But Christians are commanded to be tolerant about somethings and to refuse to … Continue reading →

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Tolerance

Posted on August 15, 2012 by parklinscomb

I saw a bumper sticker today with one of those fancy uses of various religious symbols to spell out words: one was “coexist” and the other was “tolerance”. They express the world’s current cardinal virtue sometimes stated in various other … Continue reading →

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“Church People Judge Me”

Posted on August 9, 2012 by parklinscomb

I was reading the results of a survey recently on why people don’t go to church. One of the reasons most often cited is the fear that people in church will judge them. As a minister of the Gospel I’ll … Continue reading →

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Parenting Godly Teens, #5: Teach them hope

Posted on May 23, 2012 by parklinscomb

Here’s a topic for raising teens that isn’t raised too often. And yet here’s a topic that really must be addressed, because of the alarming rate at which young people seek to deal with temporary problems with serious, long-term, bad … Continue reading →

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The Destructive Nature of Negative Attitudes

Posted on April 25, 2012 by parklinscomb

“Do all things without grumbling or disputing;” Philippians 2:14 Did you ever consider the strategy that Satan employed in the first temptation and sin? Oh sure, there was the lure of how delicious the forbidden fruit looked, there was the … Continue reading →

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The End — Revelation 19-22

Posted on February 25, 2012 by parklinscomb

Well, with today’s reading we come to the end of our daily journey through the Bible. It has been a challenge to me personally to both read, reflect, and try to write something cogent that people might want to read. … Continue reading →

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Fallen, fallen is Babylon — Revelation 16-18

Posted on February 24, 2012 by parklinscomb

As I’ve mentioned before, the strands tell about the various aspects of God’s judgments on the world. Today’s reading deals with the strand of prophecies dealing with the finishing of God’s wrath on the material world. Har-Magedon — 16:13ff Chapter … Continue reading →

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The Song of Moses and the Lamb — Revelation 13-15

Posted on February 23, 2012 by parklinscomb

Today’s reading is about another strand of God’s victory over the evil world that has been oppressing and persecuting God’s people — the villains of the 42-months (3.5 years). Satan — 13:1 It’s important to realize who’s behind this whole … Continue reading →

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Satan loses — Revelation 10-12

Posted on February 23, 2012 by parklinscomb

As we consider today’s reading, let’s keep in mind the apocalyptic language being used. These prophesied events aren’t to be taken literally, this isn’t like reading a newspaper or a history book. The keys to much of what we read … Continue reading →

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