what I am pondering
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“Away From Me” or “Well Done”? (New Year Thoughts)
Wow. Reading Matthew 7 is a good way to end off a year and start a new one. Verses 21-23 is a good wake up call for all Christians. 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father…
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Marriage or christ?
I have been pondering the question: “Which is more important if one had to choose: a ‘happy’ marriage without Christ or a broken marriage that has driven one closer to Christ?” The answer affects eternity. We have faith and pray for miracles on earth but ultimately what is essential to our soul? The most gracious…
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What Does The World Give?
What does the world give to us? Trouble. Disaster. Worry. Brokenness. Fear… And yet, we often settle for it. We don’t know there’s anything different. Or maybe we don’t believe it. But He promised… “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do…
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Your Prayers Not Heard?
What if it feels like God isn’t hearing our prayers? These are some possible hindrances to prayer. They will challenge you. They certainly challenged me. “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful…
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My House Shall Be a House of Prayer – Jim Cymbala
Prepare to be fired up and ignited with truth… Jim Cymbala: “My House Shall Be A House of Prayer”
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Too Crusty For Christmas? (My Christmas Wish)
Stop and really ponder this one. Christmas. When the Creator comes from his throne on high… down to us… in a barn. May we recognize how holy God is, yet that He humbled himself, chose to be born in a barn, laid in an animal’s feeding trough in order to meet us in our messes,…
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Your Future Is Determined By One Thing
“People who have a seeking heart still makes mistakes. But their reaction to rebuke and correction shows the condition of that heart. It determines what God is able to do with them in the future.” King Asa once led a whole nation in seeking God but became a coldhearted oppressor of his nation. A prophet…
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When Our Needs Aren’t Met… We Leave
We live in a culture that tells us, when our needs aren’t met we can leave. We can leave the marriage, we can leave the school, we can leave the church. There’s little thought to how we can make things better. There’s no thought to what ‘my’ part is. But, this is the great deception…
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Are You Confusing Christ With Christians?
Many of us have been hurt by those who call themselves Christians. I have. In fact, I’ve been hurt the most by Christians and yet I still choose to follow Christ. Some would say I’m nuts or duped. Ten years ago I myself just about walked away from Christ and then I just about killed…
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Missional Kids Ministry?
I’m looking for ministry leaders to engage in a discussion with me on how does one do missional kids ministry? How do you go from the attraction model of a “Disney-like” kids ministry to an effective life changing ministry that is geared towards mission? Or is there such a thing? Must you engage the entire…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 