loving others
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Be Present and Aware… with Tasks and People
Since going on sabbatical, I’ve found myself being more aware of the people around me and the tasks I am doing… This post inspired me… Today, experiment with being present and aware during one of your appointments or tasks. If you are meeting with a person: Look them in the eye. Listen attentively. Pray for…
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A Thousand Ways to Kill Jesus
Who in your life told you the truth about yourself so clearly that you wanted to kill them for it? …Who in your life has represented Jesus Christ in your life? True friends love you in truth, show you the way and want you to know full life… so much that they’re willing to die…
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Stay Awake.
Watch, learn, act. Watch for God at work. Do not miss Him as the world does as it dozes with day-dreaming, self-pity, gluttony, boredom, fighting,… Lost is the opportunity to be alert to God at work, alert through renewal, reading, prayer, teaching, service to the needy, justice and peace-making… Keep awake and watch. Learn all…
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Three Pastors Tell All
Pastors were asked, “What’s your best piece of advice for someone who wants to become a pastor?” One answered… If you can do anything else, do it! The pay ain’t great, criticism is over the top, and in this age when everybody just downloads podcasts of their favourite preacher, you don’t stand a chance. However,…
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Our Broken Love, God’s Perfect Love
“No fathers or mothers can love their children perfectly. No husbands or wives can love each other with unlimited love. There is no human love that is not broken somewhere… God’s love for us is everlasting. That means that God’s love for us existed before we were born and will exist after we have died.…
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It Goes On!
I’m preparing my Sunday lesson on Tabitha (a woman with a heart to serve and who’s life was cut short but was raised again to advance God’s Good News), before I go to a young woman’s funeral. Glad, so very glad for God’s gracious resurrection that defeated sin and death. The story continues… amidst the…
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Book Read: Undaunted
Finished!! Such an inspiring read written by Christine Caine, the Director of the A21 Campaign which rescues women and children from sex trafficking. I was inspired by the story of how impossible it seemed to begin rescuing 27 million women and children out of sex trafficking. It’s a David and Goliath story that will inspire…
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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…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 