Knowing God
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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:…
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Easter Song: Jesus is Alive : Rain for Roots – YouTube (Ellie Holcomb)
This is a song from a great little kids album called Rain for Roots. Making new songs, for children, about the old Story. You can listen to the whole album here: http://rainforroots.bandcamp.com/album/big-stories-for-little-ones
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Follow Jesus on the Stations of the Cross
Follow Jesus on the Stations of the Cross Enter a Gospel Scene to Participate in Resurrection Life I came across this wonderful reflection from Bill Gaultiere ~ SoulShepherding.org and passed it along to our worship pastor for help in crafting actual stations of the cross put up in our church. However, I will be using…
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Stuck Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday?
With Jesus gone, the disciples were left with nothing but the memories and His words, neither of which seemed to be affecting them, for they huddled in fear on Saturday, having little faith in what He had promised. The disciples had painted their own picture and it was shattered. How about you? Do you find…
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Stark Naked Before God
The human heart is of pride. We would rather die than repent, rather lose ourselves than humble ourselves. But we cannot escape the embarrassment of one day standing stark naked before God. It is no use trying to cover up like Adam and Eve in the garden. Our attempts will be meaningless. We will have…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 