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It has been a weary week thinking of the horrific violence. The week became even heavier when I realized just when the events at Virginia Tech took place. The shooting was Monday, April 16. April 19 marked two other horrific events: the tragedy at Waco, Texas in 1993 and the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Today, April 20, marks the…
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Please permit me this rant. The tragedy of the shootings at Virginia Tech are overwhelming. The horrendous loss of life is simply staggering. Everytime I try to say anything about this I lose words. There are no words. But it seems that suffering from a loss is not enough. Somehow we have to reach in and exploit the situation. The…
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Simple stories from the Old Testament are so wonderful. I can look at the story of David and Goliath from time to time and each time find some things the Lord can teach me. This trip through I notice again how Israel had lost their identity. They had allowed Goliath to dictate the rules of the game to them. He…
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Simple stories from the Old Testament are so wonderful. I can look at the story of David and Goliath from time to time and each time find some things the Lord can teach me. This trip through I notice again how Israel had lost their identity. They had allowed Goliath to dictate the rules of the game to them. He…
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Today I was reflecting on one of the words of Christ from the cross. We have a community Good Friday service every year and my text was Luke 23:43 — “Today you will be with me in Paradise.” Interestingly, I went through this passage in TNIV and ESV and discovered how smooth the TNIV is compared to ESV. Verses 40-41…
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“The church is dying in many places because of cleverness.” (Jim Cymbala)When I attempt to get by on my cleverness, ingenuity, talent, brains, guts…you name it… I will only get so far. Pastor Cymbala made that statement above when I visited his church for the prayer meeting on March 20. It has stayed with me. It rings so true in…
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“The church is dying in many places because of cleverness.” (Jim Cymbala)When I attempt to get by on my cleverness, ingenuity, talent, brains, guts…you name it… I will only get so far. Pastor Cymbala made that statement above when I visited his church for the prayer meeting on March 20. It has stayed with me. It rings so true in…
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Tuesday, March 20, I had the privilege of traveling to Brooklyn Taberncalce in Brooklyn, NY. A group of over 200 people chartered a plane from Minneapolis to take this one day trip. The group included over 50 churches representing over 10 denominations. Grace Church of Eden Prairie coordinated the event. I was fortunate as a student at Luther Seminary to…
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Tuesday, March 20, I had the privilege of traveling to Brooklyn Taberncalce in Brooklyn, NY. A group of over 200 people chartered a plane from Minneapolis to take this one day trip. The group included over 50 churches representing over 10 denominations. Grace Church of Eden Prairie coordinated the event. I was fortunate as a student at Luther Seminary to…
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“Then Moses said to him, ‘If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all other people on the face of the earth” (Ex. 33:15,16)? We…
