Knowing God
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Personal Daily Practices by Dallas Willard – (YouTube) Interview
Dallas Willard is another modern day theologian who practiced Spiritual Disciplines regularly. He wrote, “The Spirit of the Disciplines” which I have purchased to read while on Sabbatical. Here’s a personal interview with him on his personal practices… “Dallas’ Personal Daily Practices?” by Dallas Willard – YouTube. Some points… Start the day with meditation on…
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Help, Come, Give, Forgive, Keep, Protect
Matthew 6:9-13 CEV “…Our Father in heaven, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom, so that everyone on earth will obey you, as you are obeyed in heaven. Give us our food for today. Forgive us for doing wrong, as we forgive others. Keep us from being tempted and protect…
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Rest, Refresh, Feel Safe, Overflow, Live Forever
Psalms 23:1-6 CEV “You, Lord, are my shepherd. I will never be in need. You let me rest in fields of green grass. You lead me to streams of peaceful water, and you refresh my life. You are true to your name, and you lead me along the right paths. I may walk through valleys…
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Brokenness Aside
All Sons & Daughters – Brokenness Aside Will your grace run out If I let you down ‘Cause all I know Is how to run ‘Cause I am a sinner If its not one thing its another Caught up in words Tangled in lies You are the Savior And you take brokenness aside And make…
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Brokenness Aside
Brokenness Aside Written by Leslie Jordan and David Leonard Performed by All Sons & Daughters (Lyrics below, scroll down for the audio…) Will your grace run out If I let you down ‘Cause all I know Is how to run ‘Cause I am a sinner If its not one thing its another Caught up in…
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Come Away From Rush and Hurry
As you know, I’m on sabbatical and I awhile ago finished enjoying Marva Dawn’s book, “Keeping the Sabbath Wholly.” This past weekend, I went away on a retreat. The first song we sang was… Come Away From Rush and Hurry Marva J. Dawn (To the tune of “Come Thou Fount”) Come away from rush and…
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Nothing I Hold On To
A simple yet powerful prayer put to song …one I learned on my Sabbatical… I have sung this song literally walking up a mountain with hands wide open and weeping,… giving over all my burdens for Him to carry… Nothing I Hold On To by Will Reagan and United Pursuit (Lyrics written out below, plus…
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His Presence
I just completed this compilation of Brother Lawrence and Frank Laubach’s journals and letters. What a powerful yet simple read. A classic indeed! A perfect read for my sabbatical… I have and will be sharing quotes from it in my posts. An excerpt from my first phase sabbatical report… “Now, I’ve started to re-read Frank…
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God Makes a Palace
“The most important discovery of my whole life is that one can take a little rough cabin and transform it into a palace just by flooding it with God.” – Frank Laubach
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Sabbatical Thought: Do I Know Love?
Sabbatical thought…. Do I even know how to love? Does anyone? …besides the Lamb? …Only in His Spirit can we possibly love as we are called to love…. like this… At my favourite retreat centre, I spent time alone listening and reading and writing today. Now, I just finished watching two hours of The Bible:…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 