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Stirring our passions
Our Wednesday night Bible study has been going through a series on Philippians, listening to a teaching from Matt Chandler. It is an incredible series. Last night was on Philippians 3 and the issue of what stirs our affections. Our hearts were so stirred as we thought of the things that God uses in our lives to stir our deep…
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Muslim apocalyptic literature
THIS ARTICLE is by a Muslim and speaks to the extremism he observes in ISIS. It is interesting to see more and more public views of how Muslims view Jesus and the end of time. I am also noticing what I call “evangelical” Islam. It’s an approach that speaks more “evangelical” language. The author mentions his own approach to Jesus…
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You are thirsty. Come here.
There is a spiritual thirst. There is a spiritual hunger. I long for my life, and the life of my church, to reflect the position of spiritual travelers who have simply found fresh water and good bread. We journey together. Let this be place of refreshing. A place to settle in and ask questions. A place to explore. A chance…
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Simple. Gospel.
Today, live in the power of the simple proclamation of the good news. Let your life be saturated with the prayer, “Lord, is my life speaking out to others the good news of the reign of King Jesus?” It’s not about how our “eloquence” is taken… it’s about the cross. Live the simple gospel. For Christ did not send me to baptize,…
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The urge to give up
The urge to give up a fast or some other deeper commitment comes early. It’s because we are soft. The enemy punches quickly to see if we can be pushed back into mediocrity. The earliest part of the spiritual commitment is the easiest place. For me, when it comes to a fast, or a modified fast, the enemy punches early…
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Football stadiums of the future
I can’t resist a little humor in this Lenten season. I was reading about the Chargers and Raiders going in on a deal to build a stadium near LA they would both use. One mock up design reminded me of a really old TV kids show on Saturday mornings about “Ark II” or something like that. I think the designer…
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Praying for an outpouring of the Spirit
We truly need a fresh touch of the Spirit in our land. We pray for our city today. We pray for the Spirit to work in power. May those who are spiritually thirsty find fresh water for their souls in our churches! Let our churches be a place of refreshing in the Spirit! For I will pour water on the thirsty…
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I hate fasting
There. I said it. People used to think I actually liked it. But it’s been so long since I’ve walked in intentional fasting, or a modified fast like this one for Lent, I now remember why I have let this practice slip. I hate fasting. When I step into this discipline with purpose there is nothing good that comes of…
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Praying for harvest
In this Lent season, we want to continue to pray for a spiritual harvest. We want people touched with the light of the gospel! Let’s not get so focused on where the Lord is leading us months from now that we forget to look at those right around us today! Pray for people you interact with on a daily basis.…
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What we’re giving up for Lent
This collage represents top “tweets” of what people are giving up for Lent. A lot of people are giving up Twitter… and tweeting about it. (Including me, because this post still feeds through my Twitter account.)
