Knowing God
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How Much He Wants To Give You!
“When you go to prayer, your first thought must be: The Father is in secret, the Father waits me there. Just because your heart is cold and prayerless, get you into the presence of the loving Father. As a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth you. Do not be thinking of how little…
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It’s Just Going To Get Uglier
In my connecting with depression sufferers, I have learned that much depression, including my own in the past, is indeed caused by anger and bitterness caused by hurt done by others. In connecting with one depression sufferer in particular who courageously has chosen to move forward in their healing journey which will require safely addressing…
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Your Home Impacts The World
Your home is the heart of the church… The heart of the church is your home… What you do at home and ‘at church’ is too often on two extremes. Choice of words, entertainment… the things you think about… But when you see that your home is a place of worship – THE primary place…
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Book Read: Seeing Through The Fog
Another story finished! This one is about Ed Dobson, retired pastor now living with Lou Gehrig’s disease. I’ve learned much reading this book. A leader once busy teaching and leading others, now forced to rely on others even to simply button his shirts. Chapter titles include… “When God is Silent, Forgiveness, Worry, Healing, Giving Thanks,…
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Forgiveness
This song is on my brain… It’s the hardest thing to give away And the last thing on your mind today It always goes to those who don’t deserve It’s the opposite of how you feel When the pain they caused is just too real It takes everything you have to say the word… Forgiveness…
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Deep-Spirited Friendships
“Love each other, be deep-spirited friends” (Philippians 2:1, MSG). I have been incredibly blessed by deep-Spirited friends who don’t jump to offer advice, but instead, we employ the power of appropriate questions, extend grace, and openly share our personal journeys of following Jesus, including our triumphs and struggles. It’s taken a bit to get here…
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You Can Never Get Enough?
Oh how I know this… Our hearts always long for more. May our longings lead us continually in our loving Creator and Saviour’s direction so that we will indeed arrive into that perfect place of rest, community, completeness…: our eternal home! Walking and talking and learning and growing with Him here and now is a…
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Already Too Full?
Our cups may be empty at times and at others, they may be too full to be filled with what we really need. This is why I have adopted the prayer, “Empty me of me, fill me with you, Holy Spirit.” Alan Fadling is a blogger I follow regularly and who wonderfully refers to this…
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Disappointment Restores and Resurrects
“We should praise God for disappointment because it drives us to our knees. Disappointment is like a dream defibrillation. If we respond the right way, we can restore our prayer rhythm and resurrect our dreams.” – Mark Batterson
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 