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Week 11 — The Affections of Christ in the Familiar
I am on a particular journey in my study/meditation of Scriptures over a three year period. Beginning last Church Year, I make my habit to study the readings for the next Sunday. They are also my meditation. It has been a wonderful journey and I have generally stayed on track.
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Walk deeper than ever before
Russell Moore writes: The nonstop news cycle and drama won’t be some unforeseen circumstance. It’s what the American people voted for. The theory that people would want to “turn the page” on all that, offered by Vice President Kamala Harris, proved false. Turns out most people liked the drama just fine. So here we go.
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Be still
The verse has always, in my mind, been focused on me. I realize I forget to read my own notes. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Ps. 46:10, NIV)
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The cultivated presence of God
This trip back through Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton has been slower. I’ve picked it up to read just a few pages, then put it down for awhile as I pondered something or I went back to reading other material. This past week I was walking through a difficult spiritual battle and picked up Merton again to read just…
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God needs people
Dallas Willard has a chapter in Renewing the Christian Mind that is refreshing in examining “leadership.” There are some great thoughts that stood out:
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Fill up my 2019 reading list
A project I began in 2018 was to read more theological and biblical studies books by women and people of color. I want to extend that in 2019. Fill up my reading list. Who have YOU read and recommend. (I don’t want who you DIDN’T read, but wish you did.)
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The notes that serve as reminders
I like wide margin Bibles because I like to take my own notes. There isn’t a wide enough margin for me to adequately do that over the years, of course, so I am thankful for digital Bibles as well. They allow me to keep expanding notes over time.
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Worship is preceded by study
“In worship we reflect on all that God is and does and offer our praise and gratitude. To worship is to, as much as is possible, see God in full glory and worthiness. That is why so often worship is preceded by study. We seek to understand who God is and remember all that God has done, and then all…
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The hand of God with Ezra
One thing that has always stood out to me with Ezra was his commitment to the Law of the Lord. He gave himself to seeking the kingdom. There is this last line in Ezra 7:9 — “…for the gracious hand of his God was on him.” Followed by this explanation in v. 10: For Ezra had devoted himself to the…
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God’s Best
I was glancing through one of my Bibles on my desk, and this handwritten note stood out: “Do we want God’s best or not?” This is THE question of the day for me. And I was given a bit of a test in it. I’m fairly sure I passed… but the initial feelings aren’t always “victorious.” However, the deepest part…
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