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September 30, 2010

While It Is Called Today

Live just for today isn’t quite what God means when he says ‘when it is still today.’ Every day, id you hear God’s voice, heed it, and don’t rebel. Every day don’t harden your heart….. Continue reading

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September 28, 2010

Reversals and Gloom with a Smile

So, what do you do when life doesn’t go exactly like you planned, and everyone knows…. Jn fact, what do you do when it goes the opposite way and everyone knows? Continue reading

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September 21, 2010

To Touch the Face of God

I was teaching John 9:1-38’s story of Jesus healing the blind from birth man, and introduced it by using the action of a blind person touching a person’s face to know what they looked like. And God spoke…. Continue reading

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September 17, 2010

Why Begin?

A Christian pioneer? Hmmm… that’s a novel idea. Continue reading

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September 6, 2010

The Perfect Cake

Just like we often let people into our lives just so far, we often let God so far into our lives. We then can’t figure out why the other person gets frustrated with the relationship, and can’t figure out why we get frustrated with our relationship with God. Sadly, when we do not allow God… Continue reading

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September 4, 2010

To Remain Faithful

In our society of charity and welfare, which are good things, some of us have come to think because I am in need, someone MUST give me what I need. I have a right to be taken care of. I worry about this, not because I don’t do charity work, or contribute to the welfare… Continue reading

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August 24, 2010

Fragments of Truth

Fragmentation is a growing concern in our world. It’s not new. It sometimes seems to me we’re not capable of accepting the whole truth all the time. It’s just too overwhelming. To know the whole truth is a lifetime quest both secular and spiritual. Continue reading

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August 16, 2010

WHO I AM – THE SHORT VERSION

There are several things that define me: I am a pastor’s child – which means I have not lived my whole life in one place. I am fascinated by culture from exposure to Midwestern. Southwestern and Southeastern cultures. I’ve lived in cities such as Wichita, Kansas and Dallas, Texas, but also Alva, Oklahoma,Garden City, Ok,… Continue reading

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July 17, 2010

The Bitter Root, Second Thoughts

Okay, I have reason to harbor bad feelings, feel hurt… but how am I going to let that effect my life? Continue reading

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July 8, 2010

A Root of Bitterness

15See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; Continue reading

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