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Pride Leads to Destruction
I remember once playing a card game with a great Aunt and I was winning and gloating. She said to me: “Pride leads to destruction” and sure enough I lost the game. It was a lesson for me to not count my chickens before they hatched but to also seek humility. It’s a struggle for…
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Is Your Church Stuck Or Moving Forward?
I’m researching how churches get stuck and I’m learning… nothing really new. As I suspected, it starts with each of us as individuals. Are we each transformed? Has God gotten a hold of our life and transformed us with the gospel? Have we let Him transform us? Do people notice there’s something different about us?…
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Keep Your Head Up
Growing up I used to play Hockey and we were always told: “Keep your head up and your stick on the ice!” ‘Cause if you didn’t you’d get clocked… or you’d knock a guy’s teeth out with your stick…. Which is what I did. I knocked a guys teeth out. Obviously the guy wasn’t happy…
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Source of Joy?
What is the true source of joy during both good and bad times? A tree doesn’t grow without the flowing water beneath the surface. The storms may blow but the water flowing below the ground keeps the tree growing. Digging our roots into Christ and letting the Spirit flow in our lives brings joy. I…
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For Money or For Love?
Chasing after money brings destruction but pursuing righteousness, godliness, love, endurance, and gentleness brings life. Today I read… 6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9People who…
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Pity or Mercy
Pity is feeling sorry for someone in need. Mercy is doing something about it. This reminds me of… “God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” – Matt 5:7
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Too busy to spend hours in prayer?
Despite his hectic work schedule, copious writing, preaching, teaching, and other plentiful tasks, he still diligently made time to pray. He is quoted as saying “I have so much to do (today) that I should spend the first three hours in prayer.” Read more…
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Burn out
I just read: “Burnout never comes from hard work. It’s the result of emotional and physical fatigue combined with a feeling of being unappreciated.” Have you told someone today that you appreciate all that they do?
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When life is rough and you need some advice…
I just was reminded of this passage in James 1: “5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. 6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with…
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Living life without peace?
Are we content with living our comfortable lives with a little bit of God mixed in? Do we seek only enough peace to get through the day or the week? Or do we live in such a way that we fully depend on the Holy Spirit and others praise God because of seeing the fruit?…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 