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Recent Posts
- Why is Age Important?
- Punishment is Different From Evil
- When the Going Gets Tough
- Finding the Truth for Every Lie
- No Regrets: Facing Darkness and Not Becoming It
- How Do I Know That Jesus Cares?
- Why Does God Allow Heat in Our Lives?
- Sabbatical (Until Labor Day)
- Winning Friends While Not Compromising Your Christianity
- How Are We Using Our Words?
- What Unconditional Love Is and Isn’t
- Who are We Allowing to Influence Us?
- Accomplishing Goals For God vs Pursing a Relationship with God
- Are You Focused on Your God Given Gifts or Your Flaws?
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- Was Phoebe Really A Deaconess or Just a Servant?
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Worldview Definition
Worldview: as defined by The Free Dictionary 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group.The 4 Killer Questions
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Author Archives: Given Hoffman
Why is Age Important?
This is a repost from Nov 7, 2016 Why do we have ages? What difference does age make? Obviously time does pass and we do change with “age,” yet what is age really? And how does it affect the way … Continue reading
Posted in Facts from the Bible, Personal Evaluation
Tagged Are we focusing on God?, Communicating, Community matters, Does your age matter?, Older people, Our Value, Relationships Matter, Treating others well, Using out talents, Wanting Relationship, Where do we get our value?, Why is Age Important?, Young people
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Punishment is Different From Evil
In my Bible study recently I’ve been reading the minor prophets, and while reading Jeremiah I was thinking about the blog post that I wrote in 2018 talking about God’s punishment being different from evil. Many people struggle with what … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Defining a Christian, Defining Christian Beliefs
Tagged Accepting punishment, Aligning with God, God doesn't change, How serious is sin?, Just Punishment, Knowing God, Punishment is Different from Evil, Punishment vs Evil, Saved From What?, Sin has consequences, Truly Repentant
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When the Going Gets Tough
I wanted to share anew this post with you all that I originally wrote and published in May 22, 2017. A couple of weeks ago I found myself quoting the English expression, “When the going gets tough, the tough get … Continue reading
Finding the Truth for Every Lie
This is a repost from August 19, 2020, but it’s a good reminder that I needed this week and maybe one you need too. : ) Have you ever found that when you’re in a low place, there are lies … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Problems in Christianity
Tagged Don't live in fear, Finding the Truth for Every Lie, God first loved us, God is not a man that He should lie, God isn't deterred by Satan, Knowing God, Knowing Scripture, Living Free, Resist Satan, Speaking Truth, The sword of truth, Truth Matters, truth sets us free, Wholly Loved
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No Regrets: Facing Darkness and Not Becoming It
If you are like me and a strong justice personality, then you know that one of the hardest parts of navigating darkness is dealing with the anger that arrises toward someone whose sin of using and abusing people seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Children of God, Dealing with Sin, Forgiveness, Forgiveness Doesn't Equal Trust, Jesus provides protection, No regrets, Offering grace, Responding, Responding to evil, Saved From What?, Sin has consequences, The Cost of Forgiveness, the incredible power of grace, Venegence
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How Do I Know That Jesus Cares?
While developing a novel, writers often use the structure of goal, conflict, and resolution. The reason for this is because this structure gives a natural progression of events. When there is a desire someone wishes to have happen, that is … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Defining Christian Beliefs
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Why Does God Allow Heat in Our Lives?
I was recently researching medieval brick making, I know, kind of a strange subject to be studying. However, for those of you who read my novels, this line of research likely is not surprising to you, since you know that … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Personal Evaluation
Tagged Aligning with God, Enduring the heat, God as Creator, God is our strength, God keeps His promises, God our Maker, He formed us, Life is hard, Made strong by heat, The Potter, The struggle is real, Transformation, We are the clay, Why does God allow hard things, Why Does God Allow Heat in Our Lives?
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Sabbatical (Until Labor Day)
Hi, Everybody I have a big project that requires my focus for the next couple of weeks. I am, therefore, taking a sabbatical from blogging. I pray that each of you are blessed in your own studies of Scripture this … Continue reading
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Winning Friends While Not Compromising Your Christianity
I’ve recently been reading Dale Carnegie’a book How to Win Friends and Influence People. There are many tools he suggests that have a lot of merit. He talks about how if you express genuine interest in someone else, smile, remember … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Defining a Christian, Personal Evaluation
Tagged Be light, Caring about others, Caring about the person, Communicating, Communicating who God is, criticism, God is Light, How we speak truth matters, How you use your words, Light vs. Darkness, Love others well, Rebuilding Relationships, Relationships Matter, Speaking gently, Speaking significance, Speaking Truth, We are carriers of light, Why do words hurt?
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How Are We Using Our Words?
I recently watched Butter (2022), a movie about a teenage boy trying to find his place in the world while struggling with obesity (Note: I am using this movie as an example, but I am not recommending this movie. It … Continue reading
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When the rocks speak 