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Working without margins
Regulating the stock market is always a tough deal, but last week things got a little dicier. A hoax Twitter post made an audacious claim about President Obama. The market then sank 150 points almost immediately. This isn’t about regulations. It’s about creating margin in our lives. When everyone believes a hoax Twitter, it shows how little we stop and…
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The place of holiness
I know I can be concerned about the spiritual place of others. It may be the hazards of the job as a pastor. When I get so caught up with the spiritual place of others, the Lord gently (or not so gently) reminds me that maybe I should be concerned about the place of holiness in my own life.
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Snatching Defeat Away from the Jaws of Victory
The compelling truth of Israel’s story in the Old Testament is it hits so close to home in our own lives. It is the story, too often, of making bold promises to God, then turning right around and finding a way to mess it up. Numbers 9-11 are key examples of the attitude we often take when we are incredibly…
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The hope of breakthrough
Last night our church held a night of worship and prayer. Having a time of prayer doesn’t “draw” a lot of people, but the time is still incredible. Through prayer and song there were some bold steps in spiritual warfare that took place. There is a sense that this is a time of truly asking the Lord for incredible things.…
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It might be spring!
The weather is amazing… finally. It means a couple of things. 1. People are really in a good mood today! 2. It also means the end of the semester for me as adjunct faculty. This year I am finding is a bit tougher. I know quite a few students who are graduating. It is rewarding in that I know so…
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Gut Level Obedience
I find myself desiring too many other things. Success. Significance. Someone just noticing something I’ve done. But that is not my call. Obedience and duty are my call. 7 “Would any of you say to your servant, who had just come in from the field after plowing or tending sheep, ‘Come! Sit down for dinner’? 8 Wouldn’t you say instead, ‘Fix my dinner.…
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Healthcare again… and yeah, I know, no one cares
The rolling out of the “Affordable” healthcare act continues to go unnoticed, and it continues to be predicted by the most optimistic of supporters as a near disaster. David Brooks points out a few of the messes HERE, and includes this conclusion from experts in the field, including supporters of Obama: They predict Obamacare will collapse and do serious damage to…
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The tenacity of prayer
Isa 60:22 22 The least will become a thousand, and the smallest a powerful people. I am the LORD; at the right moment, I will hurry it along. http://olivetree.com/b3/Isa.60.22.CEB We need a tenacity of prayer in our hearts that will birth the promises of God!
