Caution: This post will cover a rather gruesome event that happened in Israel’s history, so be sure your food has digested before reading. Let me set up the story: The Children of Israel have passed through the Red Sea, have received the 10 Commandments from God, and are in the midst of establishing themselves as […]
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On the eve of my 40th Birthday… In no particular order, here are 40 thoughts that have sparked within me and inspired a teaching, a song, or a blog. Prayer is only as powerful as the god it is directed to. No one is allowed the privilege of disbelief only. You must have a counter-belief
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Dear Friend, The Christmas season is here again, and my thoughts turn to you. I know you don’t care for Christmas, and really want nothing to do with decorations, carols, or Christmas-themed parties. Your memories of Christmas are shadowed in a blanket of broken hopes, and haunted by an angry home that raised you. I
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This time of year is particularly geared in both the commercial sense and the existential sense towards gratitude. Facebook is brimming with 30 day thankfulness challenges, and people are engaging with lists of things they appreciate. As part of the celebration of Thanksgiving, many people are jumping in with both feet to express as much
It has taken me several years to finally figure it out, and honestly, I cannot exactly pinpoint where I allowed the myths to take hold in my heart, but I can trace its storyline through much of my frustration. The myths begins like this: “If God has called you to full-time ministry, you need to
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Yesterday, I blogged about the decisions we make in life when we are young and/or vulnerable and how many of those decisions become secret vows that set our course in different areas of life. This subject has fascinated me over and over as I have studied it in my life and in the lives of
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I have always been fascinated by people, and for as long as I can remember, I have memorized people by some of their particular characteristics. Most often, I can recognize someone in a crowd by the way they walk. How a person carries themselves becomes a defining characteristic in my mind. I also pay attention
My pastor preached today about how God has given us everything we need through the Holy Spirit to live godly, righteous lives. As I considered all that God has invested in us, I began to think about all the things God empowers us to do. Holiness is not static, and God has not called us
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When you are not hungry, you assume others aren’t either. When you are not hungry, you will not make an eating plan. When you are not hungry, you don’t care what others around you eat. When you are not hungry you’ll snack on things without nutritional value, and wonder why you ate it. These things
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