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complete in Him

Posted by on Aug 3, 2012 in for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice | 9 comments

She stands on the thin, white carpet, anxiously waiting to salute the judges and begin a routine she has undoubtedly practiced well over a...

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reflections from a waiting room

Posted by on Jul 31, 2012 in for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice | 10 comments

  Her name tag reads “Colleen.” She wears blue scrubs, and the embroidered patch on her shirt reads “Eye Surgery…Something.” She sits...

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the silence and the tears

Posted by on Jul 27, 2012 in for reflection, life of worship, PRAY, spiritual practice | 9 comments

I’ve long been impressed by the power of the shortest verse in the Bible. “Jesus wept.” – John 11:35 The verse has been in many sermons...

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got manna?

Posted by on Jul 25, 2012 in for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice | 2 comments

God has some wild imagination. Just picture those hapless Israelites, out whining in the wilderness about what’s for dinner. In comes the...

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why you should meditate

Posted by on Jul 20, 2012 in for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice | 8 comments

The streetlamp outside the bedroom window casts a gentle glow about the room and I look at the way the light recedes; a bright halo, then...

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for when your to-do list looms large

Posted by on Jul 10, 2012 in for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice | 27 comments

I brew a cup of Darjeeling, then slather a toasted sourdough English muffin with butter. I spoon on some homemade strawberry freezer jam,...

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on planting seeds, and waiting for growth…

Posted by on Jun 29, 2012 in PRAY, spiritual practice | 16 comments

Our girl and I cuddle on her bed with the pink sheets and purple patchwork quilt blended with yellow, pink, pale blue, and green. I love...

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when God shows up

Posted by on Jun 22, 2012 in life of worship, PRAY, spiritual practice | 16 comments

When the rain sweeps in, nothing really matters and isn’t this how it should be when God shows up? I peer excitedly out the window,...

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journey to the land of the lost

Posted by on Jun 19, 2012 in for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice | 12 comments

I know that God cares about the lost more than anything. And I know that I don’t care about the lost like he does. I want to care. But I...

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you are more real

Posted by on Jun 17, 2012 in for reflection, life of worship, PRAY, spiritual practice | 3 comments

Today I woke up, opened the door and walked out Got to half of the day before I remembered you You are not real Today I woke up with a...

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finding home

Posted by on Jun 15, 2012 in PRAY, spiritual practice | 15 comments

When I was eleven years old, my parents moved our family (and my horse) from Greencastle, Pennsylvania to East Tennessee. Since that time,...

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get naked, get clothed, get righteous

Posted by on Jun 12, 2012 in for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice | 9 comments

“Abram believed the Lord, and he credited to him as righteousness.” – Genesis 15:16 I know the verse. I’ve heard about...

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