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Love, Lust, Hate
When God first brought the Israelites together as a nation He gave them the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, rules of conduct and attitude...
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Jun 24, 20245 min read
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Complementary Counterparts
We’ve discussed problems of atheistic concepts before. Let’s consider one of the very many things which make no sense without a guiding...
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Jun 17, 20244 min read
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Being Subordinate
Chapters 23 and 24 of Joshua contain his farewell address to the nation of Israel. In that address Joshua recounts the history of Israel...
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Jun 10, 20246 min read
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God Didn’t Have To
Trapper Peak, Bitterroot Range, Montana It seems (to me) that “in the beginning” God desired a created being with which to share Himself....
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Jun 3, 20244 min read
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The Lord’s Name in Vain
Even a casual student of the Bible should realize that God is a serious being. He is definitely not the ogre that He is often depicted as...
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May 27, 20244 min read
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The Least of These
Red Skelton (1913 - 1997), was an American comedian who dedicated his life to making people laugh with clean comedy. He had a regular TV...
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May 20, 20245 min read
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Faith Without Works
Just this week I read the following on page 53 of the 2016 edition of the “rule book” of a major Christian religious organization; “God’s...
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May 13, 20246 min read
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Grizzly Bears and Spiders
On a recent trip to Canada a tour guide discussing the refusal of grizzly bear mamas to take underground passages to safely cross roads...
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May 7, 20243 min read
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Grace Without Faith
The first four articles in Trying to Walk are what I call Creation Apologetics. Their purpose is to defend and support the idea that...
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Apr 30, 20244 min read
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A Pearl Before Swine
The thought of having an expensive possession that I liked very much and splattering mud all over it (for fun!) is something that would...
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Apr 24, 20246 min read
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The Freedom of “No”
What we are considering here is a reason for which many people reject any association with, or submission to, God. Those reasons are many...
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Apr 17, 20244 min read
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Selfish Christianity?
While visiting a church on a vacation trip a few years ago the comment was made to me that Christianity was a most selfish religion. This...
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Apr 10, 20245 min read
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Living and Dying vs Dying and Living
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is, without doubt, the most salient event contained in the Biblical record. It has had immense effect on...
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Apr 3, 20244 min read
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Peanut Christianity
" . . . Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous person; though perhaps for the good person someone would...
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Mar 25, 20245 min read
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Elevate and Subdue Isn’t About You
Recently Trying to Walk has presented two articles concerned with a proper approach to living the Christian life. "It's Not About You,"...
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Mar 18, 20245 min read
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Elevate and Subdue
Moses chose spiritual over physical How is man different from all the other living creatures God placed on the earth at creation? You...
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Mar 11, 20245 min read
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Reacting to Jesus
A journey through 1st century church history. In Acts 2 Peter preached the first sermon in the church that Jesus built (Matt. 16:18.) One...
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Mar 4, 20246 min read
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It’s Not About You
As infants we are totally dependent on others for our survival, but we have zero concern for their needs. As adolescents we understand...
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Feb 26, 20245 min read
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Anger Management
Don't let the sun go down on your wrath. What are your "hot button" issues? What really gets your "dander up"? (as they say (and look...
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Feb 19, 20247 min read
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Peace
What bothers you most about the life that you're living? What is it that consumes more of your thoughts than you would willingly give? Is...
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Feb 12, 20246 min read
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