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The Rage Against Religion While Thinking You Are Spiritual
David Brooks is one of my favorite columnists. He hits it out of the ballpark again on THIS COLUMN. He took the viral video of the guy raging against religion and got into the why, and then the results of the video. Challenged with the exact words of the video, the young man actually realized he needed to learn to…
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The Place of Glory
3 Who among you is left who sawthis house in its former glory?How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it appear as nothing to you? 9 This house will be more gloriousthan its predecessor,says the LORD of heavenly forces. I will provide prosperity in this place, says the LORD of heavenly forces.(Haggai 2:3,9, CEB) In this passage the story…
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I Think Jesus May Have Meant These Words
12 I assure you that whoever believes in me will do the works that I do. They will do even greater works than these because I am going to the Father. 13 I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father can be glorified in the Son. 14 When you ask me for anything in…
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What TRULY Matters
I had a guy in my church one time who had a favorite saying: “It’s all gonna burn.” It was his way of saying, “The stuff of this life just isn’t that important.” He wanted to keep the things of the Kingdom in focus. Peter reminds us that this temporal side of life isn’t going to last. So, in light…
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The Willingness to Give Up the Distractions
When the Kingdom of God invades your life there is a decision to be made. The disciples hear the call of Jesus in Mark 1 and by the time he calls to them, they have determined he is worth it. They set aside the distractions of nets, and boats, and servants. Jesus was worth their full attention. The Kingdom comes…
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Does It Get Old?
I love sports, and I LOVE the Kansas Jayhawks in basketball. On my bucket list is going to a game at Allen Fieldhouse once before I die. Just once. I was in there one time years ago. Roy Williams was in his first season. They had won the national championship the year before. A friend and I walked into the…
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The Leading of the Spirit
12 At once the Spirit forced Jesus out into the wilderness. 13 He was in the wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among the wild animals, and the angels took care of him. (Mark 1:12-13, CEB) The Spirit did not lead very softly. The same Greek word for “force” is the same word used to talk about Jesus casting out…
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Farewell and Hello
I used to set goals for each year. I got away from it because somehow in setting goals it also implied a deadline. Now, I am trying to realize that I need to take time to re-evaluate my goals from time to time. Forget the timeline in many cases. For instance, I need to set a target weight for my…
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Letting Out the Song
This week seems to be a reflection on the quiet desperation people may have in their lives. The quote from Thoreau mentions the song we have in our hearts. I want the song within me to be sung. The song of the King needs to be released. It’s a joy when that happens. I love seeing it when the song…
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Living Dead in the Midst of Plenty
As I work my way through the Live Dead journal I am constantly challenged with the thought, “How can I possibly live dead in the midst of doing well?” I am not going to Africa. I’d like to go teach and preach in Africa or other places in the world, but I am a pastor and a teacher. I live in…
Category: Spiritual hunger
