Post Tagged with: "truth"

  • discovering purpose

    discovering purpose

    engaged in culture, SERVE 11 comments

    For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. ~Ephesians 2:10 I take the albums off the shelf, one by one. Before putting them in the box, I just can’t resist cracking them open. [...]

     
  • come away with me

    come away with me

    for reflection, PRAY 12 comments

    I sleepily rise and pour the coffee into my cup. It’s an earlier morning than usual. For some odd reason baby girl thought 5:30 was an acceptable wake-up time. It’s 7:00 now and she’s back to sleep for her morning nap. I have a choice to make … I could [...]

     
  • the rumor mill

    the rumor mill

    engaged in culture 0 comments

    She walks by and I turn the other way. I’ve heard stories about her. She goes from man to man. Always throwing herself at them. Chewing up their hearts and spitting them out. And those clothes! She is always dressed to the nines. Only the most expensive items. Who knows [...]

     
  • where?

    where?

    for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice 21 comments

    I should probably confess that prayer is one of the most difficult of all the means of connecting with God. In fact, right now I prefer to sit in silence than squeeze out a prayer. Wait. Maybe those are one and the same. Maybe. I wrote this in my journal [...]

     
  • complacency and counting your blessings [the heart of thanksliving]

    complacency and counting your blessings [the heart of thanksliving]

    authentic christianity, for reflection, spiritual practice 2 comments

    OK, so yesterday I started off by saying that one of the keys to a heart of Thanksliving is learning the secret of contentment.  Today for Thanksgiving, I want to share with you two other quick thoughts: First, it’s about Kicking Complacency.  1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of [...]

     
  • [reverend fun] something to believe in

    [reverend fun] something to believe in

    authentic christianity, worldviews 0 comments

      We all do this, don’t we? We create our own systems based on what we think is best. But what if our kids started doing that too? It seems obvious that we are to follow the ways of God and not our own. When we come to salvation, we [...]

     
  • the hard work of forgiveness [part two]

    the hard work of forgiveness [part two]

    authentic christianity, for reflection, PRAY 11 comments

    “The only thing that takes more work, tears and sweat than division is reconciliation.” – Shane Claiborne You are not sure where to begin.  You’ve forgiven another person’s words, actions and misdeeds, but you can not decide if you want them in your life anymore. There are so many parts of being [...]

     
 
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