what I am pondering
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Friendship
I’m pondering God’s words on friendship… (I made these notes several years ago. I can’t recall the source and did a search. Please post a link if you can find the original source besides the Word of God…) True and Lasting Friendship Can Occur Suddenly 1 Samuel 18:1–3 After David had finished talking with Saul,…
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We All Need Counseling
We all need a helper, a teacher, a mentor, a counselor. I’m grateful that EVERY ONE of us has been invited to such a person. …My prayer: “Dear Jesus, thank you that because of you, everyone of us can have a right relationship with our Creator. Thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit…
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Travel mugs in the rain
I’ve never been one for travel mugs. To me a travel mug seems like an oxymoron. To me, a hot drink is to be enjoyed when you sit still either alone with God or with a friend lingering together enjoying wonderful conversation. A travel mug to me speaks of rush and hurry without entirely slowing…
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Have You Missed It? Love Comes Down
God always takes the initiative in His love relationship with us. The trouble is too many of us miss His constant invitation to a most extraordinary relationship. We begin to philosophize it away, or deny it, or simply call it coincidence when anything good comes our way. It’s like we receive love letters constantly each…
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A Lonely Path Can Lead to Trust
The only way to learn trust and obedience and faith is to go through things you don’t understand. This is where it begins …when you’re all alone and afraid and things don’t make sense. This is where you hang onto the message of the cross. God loved you enough to die for you. That’s where…
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Empty and Full
“Emptiness and fullness at first seem complete opposites. But in the spiritual life they are not. In the spiritual life we find the fulfillment of our deepest desires by becoming empty for God.” – Henri Nouwen “Empty me of me, fill me with you, Holy Spirit.” – My daily Prayer Some verses to reflect…
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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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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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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 