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Oh, the places you’ll go
Jesus returned from the Jordan River full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. 2 There he was tempted for forty days by the devil. He ate nothing during those days and afterward Jesus was starving. (Luke 4:1-2) FULL of the Spirit, Jesus is led BY the Spirit… into the wilderness. There are places the Spirit will…
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Generosity
The ability to live a generous life has nothing to do with an income level. Paul gives this testimony about the church in Macedonia: While they were being tested by many problems, their extra amount of happiness and their extreme poverty resulted in a surplus of rich generosity. (2 Cor. 8:2) When I was growing up I had no idea…
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If the Pope is a Marxist, so am I
In answer to a couple of the ridiculous claims in this article, I would say if giving to the poor is being a Marxist for the Pope, then I am as well. I wear it proudly.
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Simeon and Anna — Waiting on God
When I was in college one of my professors told of a missions teaching trip he had made to India. Near where he was staying were several small caves where those following Hinduism would go for silence and prayer. He decided to hike into that area one day and out of curiosity found a cave and began to make his…
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Rage
Another school shooting. From the article: The scene unfolded on the eve of the Newtown massacre anniversary, a somber reminder of the ever-present potential for violence in the nation’s schools. I disagree. We need a somber reminder of the ever-present potential for violence everywhere because we are not a peaceful culture. We are a culture of violence and until we admit this…
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The Silence of God
I reflected on this passage not too long ago, but the Lord testing me on this keeps it close. I need to HEAR! 11 The days are surely coming, says the Lord God, when I will send hunger and thirst on the land; neither a hunger for bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the Lord ’s words. 12 They will wander from sea to sea,…
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Person of the Year
The reasons: HERE. After Time missed it with Malala last year, I think this is a GREAT choice. (And it beats Edward Snowden by light years.)
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The Ten Book Project
The time in which we live gives us far more accessibility to truly great writing. It also gives us access to truly bad writing as well. Yesterday I was reflecting on life in the 1800s in the United States and thinking of how few books there were. Abraham Lincoln had limited access to books growing up, but he read deeply.…
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Lord, give us ears to hear
One way (possibly) to express what the word of God means in full (besides getting so narrow to say it means only the Bible) is this passage in Amos: 9 On that day, says the Lord God, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight. 10 I will turn your feasts into sad affairs and all your singing…
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Surprised by answered prayer
Luke 1 begins with the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth. They were getting along in years and had no children. It was a constant prayer, but one that by this time they offered up without much hope. Then, the answer comes. 13 The angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayers have been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to…
