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I am the immigrant
The increase in violence against Christians in Pakistan and Kenya are times to be reminded in my own life that I am the immigrant. I am a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven and that will call on allegiances the U.S. can never get from me. May my allegiance to the Kingdom of God grow stronger in these hard days…
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How Serious Am I About Intercession?
Ex. 32 — Israel foolishly makes the golden calf because they were tired of waiting for Moses to come down from Sinai. God is so furious, he promises Moses he would wipe out the nation and start over with him. After watching Israel be so stupid, that is an offer that would sound far more appealing to me. But not Moses.…
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Prayer for Revival
It’s a song, really, but it’s on my heart: We praise Thee, O God! For the Son of Thy love, For Jesus who died, And is now gone above. Chorus: Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen; Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Revive us again. Revive us again, For Thy Spirit of light, Who has shown us our Savior, And scattered our…
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Deep calling to deep
I experienced a type of prayer that I can’t remember going through (at least in quite some time). It was a deep calling to deep experience and I am so grateful for the Spirit walking me through it. When I went to bed I was mulling over yet another car repair and making sure we had enough money. Through the…
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What the Pope SAID
The Pope wants to see the Church as a “field hospital.”
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The cost of radical love for God
Over and over you will find this type of sentence in the Scriptures: Let those who love the Lord hate evil. I simply do not have enough trembling in my life. Trembling before an incredible God, not out of sheer terror, but out of sheer love and awe and respect. I do not have enough trembling in my life where…
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The foolishness of this culture
A new show features two “men” who refuse to grow up having a contest to prove which of their dads is the worst dad. The lunacy of this culture will continue to reach out and surprise me from time to time. I am so deeply grateful for a TRUE DAD, a solid man of God, who gave me clear examples…
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How am I seeing people?
2Co 5:16 16 So then from now on we acknowledge a no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer. (NET Bible) How am I looking at people? Can I see their heart? I can see…
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The mentors I remember most
I was reflecting on mentors I’ve had over the years and this thought hit me: the longest term mentors I’ve had, and the ones who have impacted me the most… taught me prayer. Great theologians, great “leaders,” great preachers… I’ve had some tremendous influence in my life through some who would be defined in these ways. But the longest term…
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Moses was 80
I am a very slow learner. In the past year I have learned more about bold prayer and speaking out the audacious plans of God. I get frustrated and think about how many years I have lost not doing this sooner. “Coulda. Woulda. Shoulda.” This morning I was playing that tune in my head again and the Lord gave me…
