Category Archives: Bible Study

A Heartfelt Mind-Meld: Pain!

Posted on 1 August 2014 by NerdyLenses

Pain! In our culture, pain is a thing to be avoided. We take medications to avoid pain, entertain ourselves to ignore pain, drink to drown pain, eat to suppress pain, and many other ways of turning away pain. When someone … Continue reading →

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A Heartfelt Mind-Meld: It is Time to Wake Up!

Posted on 28 July 2014 by NerdyLenses

I guess when I post once, I start rolling. Well, today, I believe God spoke to me, as He often does, through a circumstance. In the Old Testament, God spoke to many of the prophets through ordinary things. He’d have … Continue reading →

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The Gospel in Mary Poppins!

Posted on 21 July 2014 by NerdyLenses

Hey!  Y’all get a two-fer!  =)  Two blog posts for the dating of one!  =) With the advent of the anniversary of Mary Poppins, I enjoyed the movie with my children.   As I did, I was taken back to simpler … Continue reading →

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Sacred Cows Make the Best Hamburgers

Posted on 9 June 2013 by NerdyLenses

That is the title of a book, and it has stuck out as a singular principle that makes me chuckle.  The idea behind it, of course, is that we all have pet ideologies, sacred cows, that we carry around.  They … Continue reading →

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It is not good for man to be alone…but he can be content in loneliness!

Posted on 23 November 2012 by NerdyLenses

This posting is somewhat of a response posting but not really.  The other day, a friend of mine posted on her blog regarding contentment.  In relation to that, she made the point of being content in the Lord alone.  Here … Continue reading →

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I will praise you in the storm…but could I get a life-vest first?

Posted on 22 November 2012 by NerdyLenses

Somewhere in the past, I got the impression that suffering was bad.  I won’t lay the blame anywhere particular because, frankly, I don’t really remember.  Still, what I do remember are these. I remember my late father discussing with me … Continue reading →

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70 times 7…forgive 490 times???

Posted on 19 November 2012 by NerdyLenses

Forgiveness.  That’s a tough word these days.  There are so many in our world now that don’t care for the rights and dignity of others.  Instead, people are trampled underfoot like paper bags so that another may succeed in a … Continue reading →

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