Comfortable with Discomfort
God has a way of stirring things up. Sometimes He even uses the devil to do so. God's strength was demonstrated in the weakness of the...
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Dave Talley
- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
What Is Everyone Searching For?
Well, according to one source (ahrefs.com), here are the top 10 words searched for on Google: 1. youtube 2. facebook 3. amazon 4. gmail...
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Dave Talley
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Unanswered Questions
"Does God love the Devil?" That question came to me from my son back when he was very, very small. As a formal student for 16 years and a...
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Dave Talley
- Feb 10, 2021
- 5 min
Demons of Discouragement
If we get our demonology from the Bible, we will blame the devil for so much that we will make people around us uncomfortable. Don't get...
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Dave Talley
- Feb 5, 2021
- 4 min
Why Does God Allow Temptation?
We are told to pray, "Lead us not into temptation." Why? Why would our holy God ever "lead us" into temptation? We are told that God...
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Dave Talley
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Interfere, Intercept, Intervene
It is a gracious act. God impeding the "progress" of my flesh. It is grace. It is a gift. It is God's goodness. If you are about to...
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Dave Talley
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Where is Hope Found?
The hope of the ignorant at Babel was not found in the weapons Nimrod. The hope of the poor in Egypt was not the wealth of the Pharaoh....
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Dave Talley
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
God's Computer
My father taught me fractions. He drew a few circles, divided them into halves, quarters, eighths, thirds, and so on. Then he explained...
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Dave Talley
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Amen or A man
I grew up in the deep south. Very few people said “Amen.” It was Aman, Hayman, or Amaaaan, but seldom amen (and certainly not the...
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Dave Talley
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
What is ADVENT?
It’s a noun. Singular, not plural. It is secularly and generally defined* as “the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.” For...
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Dave Talley
- Nov 18, 2020
- 5 min
Turkey and Dressing
She lived just up the hill from us. At the top of the hill, actually. Maybe 150 yards away. It was the house my mother (Rebecca June)...
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Dave Talley
- Nov 11, 2020
- 4 min
Election Recount
So, did the candidate you chose actually win? How about this: do you believe in the election of 2020? What I mean is, do you believe...
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Dave Talley
- Nov 4, 2020
- 4 min
Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise
Surely you have heard the old saying, "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." It's attributed to...
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Dave Talley
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
This is Clickbait
Seriously. That is why I chose that title. It's counterintuitive. The blogging platform I use has a faded line where the "title" of...
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Dave Talley
- Oct 21, 2020
- 6 min
Plato’s Forms & Paul’s Forms
I don’t normally start these entries with a Scripture reading. I also don’t usually try to turn sermons into articles. Oh, and one more...
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Dave Talley
- Oct 14, 2020
- 5 min
The More Things Change
I read somewhere recently, "In these 'unprecedented' times, there is nothing new under the sun." Agreed. God is creative. Satan is not....
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Dave Talley
- Oct 8, 2020
- 5 min
What Preachers Do
Have you ever been a part of a career day? Or a "bring-your-dad-or-mom-to-school" day? Last Sunday night I had the privilege of speaking...
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Dave Talley
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
Respect
You might not love him. You might not like him. You might hate him. You might consider him to be the antichrist or Satan incarnate. ...
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Dave Talley
- Sep 24, 2020
- 4 min
Upside Down
Recently my eyes, ears, and mind have been distracted by a strange incongruence. Marginal, minor, questionable, uncertain infractions...
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Dave Talley
- Sep 8, 2020
- 5 min
Disposable People
It's not just individuals. Whole groups of people. Whole nations. And certainly organizations have been erected temporarily for the...
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