Conflict – Page 2 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Defend Yourself – 2 Corinthians 1:12-22

Is it ethically and biblically right to defend yourself against attack, whether physical or reputational? It is, I believe, and you’ll find an able defense of defending yourself in Christian Ethics

Church Discipline, Church Unity – Matthew 18:15-20

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/ By Randall Johnson

A Google search reveals a plethora of headlines regarding church discipline: What does the Bible say about church discipline, 10 things you should know about church discipline, 22 mistakes pastors make

Cooperation Without Compromise – 1 Kings 22:41-53

I recall years ago when J. I. Packer and R. C. Sproul (all cool leaders go by their initials, right?) had a falling out over Packer’s willingness to engage in conversation with Roman Catholics about

Power and Political Intrigue: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 3)

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When George Washington, America’s first president, formed his advisory cabinet or council, he chose Thomas Jefferson as a cabinet member. Washington did not realize that Jefferson completely disagreed

Collateral Damage: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 2)

In the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Wayne (Batman) finds himself desiring the punishment of Superman because of the death of his friend and others as a result of the battle Superman

I Say to You, Love Your Enemies: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 1)

Comedian Patton Oswalt recently talked about a very negative post he made on Twitter against the President and how a man responded in kind toward him. He was tempted to retort but began by looking at this

Send Us Abigails: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 25)

When you get power, when you are exalted by God, how do you handle your power? How do you handle it in your family when your children reject your authority? How do you handle it at your job when you have

Dealing With Our Enemies: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 24)

1 Samuel is an account of how God humbles the arrogant and exalts the humble. David is in the middle of this Divine transition as God humbles Saul and exalts David, but it is not an neat and tidy process.

Trouble and True Friends: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 23:15-29)

In a sense, I was not rescued. But the consequences were still obviously part of God’s orchestration and He was caring for me. Part of His care was the encouragement of others. What was so difficult

The Folly of Jealousy: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 18:1-16)

We’ve all had pangs of jealousy, have we not? We see someone who is getting the affection or attention of those we love and we feel we don’t measure up in some way to them. We are tempted to

Whoever Humbles Himself: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 1)

There are certain inexorable principles operative in God’s world. One of these principles is that God determines who will be exalted and who will be abased, and this determination is made based on

A Turning of the Other Cheek: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 14:12-21)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Jesus gives us the godly model of how to handle personal betrayal, or betrayal of any kind, for that matter. And it is as much what he doesn’t do as what he does. His response seems to flow from

Non-Zero Sum Game Theory: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 12:13-17)

In the movie Arrival the main character is asked by her daughter what the mathematical or “sciency” term is for when both sides in a competition get a win rather than one winning and the other

Opposers: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 11:27-33)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Opposers! If we ever attempt to proclaim the truth about Jesus Christ we will face opposition. We will get flustered by it, or become defensive, not being confident in the truth of what we’re

They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:38-41)

It seems to me that the two biggest issues non-Christians have with the Christian faith are the issue of suffering and the issue of Christians themselves and how they behave. We give non-Christians plenty

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