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Why the CHURCH is so vital
This is a post that won’t make the Huff and Puff Post (aka, the “Huffington Post”). It’s not filled with angst or disillusionment over the “Church.” So, about 3 people will read this. Angst sells. We get so fed up with our tiny little views of “the Church” and think it’s all about what is wrong with “the Church.” It’s…
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Am I worth following?
Am I worth following? Does my life truly speak “LIFE” into others?
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Little faith and breakthrough prayer
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faithas small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matt. 17:19-20)…
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The Daniel Generation
In our day it’s important to realize we are bridging key cultural shifts. For those my age (somewhere north of 39, you know) it is key we pay attention. This is a word I think the Lord dropped into my heart as I listened to a great preacher utilize the text from Daniel: He shall seduce with flattery those who…
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I need to know thirst
A teacher of the Word I highly admired shared a story from early in his ministry. He was leading a student group while finishing up his post-grad studies. God had brought favor on his ministry and good things were happening. He had a radical dependence on the Spirit through all the work. One night late he was feeling the pressure…
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Jesus’ sermon notes
I read passages like this: The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. (Mark 1:22) and I think, “I sure wish I had those notes! WHAT did he say to get people to respond in this manner?”
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Favorite passages
If there is any passage I could wear out in any physical Bible, it would be (and is, by the way I look in different translations and see I’ve already been there and marked it up incessantly) Ex. 33:13-23. Almost every day I have a prayer: Seek the favor of God. Moses leads the way for me. He constantly longs…
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What made the religious leaders angry?
I am not very good at goal setting when it comes to Scripture reading schedules. This should be a week when I am on Luke for the second time… or maybe Matthew for the third time… and I’m in Matthew 9 the “second” time around. But, what’s my hurry? As I read through Jesus’ actions and the anger of the…
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Treasuring Jesus and leaving Mammon
It’s the Kingdom you seek, not the stuff of life.
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The simplicity we do not want
There really is no substitute for sitting and waiting.
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