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Meaningless! Meaningless!
I am journeying through the Old Testament in my morning reading and currently find myself in Ecclesiastes. Finding myself in this book in a current climate of my home state arguing stupidly over a budget crisis and the nation bickering over extreme ideologies to the right and left, this book takes on new meaning. If you see the poor oppressed…
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Matthew 10 — The Cost of Discipleship
We, as Pentecostals, talk about the power of the Spirit. We usually mean in the miraculous or power for witnessing, etc. The reliance on the Spirit is not just for what we might call “the good stuff.” It’s also for the “tough stuff.” One of Dallas Willard’s sayings is this: “There is a cost to following Jesus, but there is…
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Why Evangelicals Struggle… But Should Learn
This article is a good reflection and they point out a couple of things I’ve thought of over the past few years. It does not cause me to repudiate evangelicalism, however. It causes me to reflect. There are still numerous reasons I identify more readily with evangelicals and “classical” Pentecostals than the “liberal” side of Christianity. What really spurs me…
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Epically Cutting Edge
In an age where we have devalued words, I wish to continue that tradition. 😉 My family blessed me with a Nook Color for Father’s Day and I absolutely love it! I can have Evernote as an app on it. With an upgrade, I could then access my Evernote files whether I am in a WiFi spot or not. I…
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The Obsession With Our Children’s Happiness
This article by Lori Gottlieb is a fascinating read, especially as a parent with kids coming into this time of life. The big question the author dealt with as a therapist was this: “Is it possible we’ve done too much as parents?” Have we so doted on them and lifted them up and given them so many, “You can do ANYTHING”…
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Memorial Day
Thank you
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The Promise of the Spirit
This weekend I am beginning a short series on the Holy Spirit. As Pentecostals, we are sometimes better demonstrating than teaching on this subject. It needs to be both. There is more that is stirring. What the Spirit is stirring will need to be spoken more “in house” (meaning more TO the Body of Christ) than “out here” (meaning broadcasting…
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We May Not Agree, But We Need Not Hate
“If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them!” (Luke 6:27, NLT) I truly enjoy blogging and exchanging ideas. There are quite a few things I choose not to engage in on this particular blog, though I might give it a swing on Facebook. One reason I…
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How to Be Holy in Ten Easy Steps
The text I will preaching this Sunday (and yes, it is without regard to the Hallmark Holiday and I apologize) is 1 Peter 1:13-25. Staring us in the face is that horrific verse: “BE HOLY FOR GOD IS HOLY.” Holiness in my life growing up was all about how we dressed. Quite honestly, I would say there are some ideas…
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