Inspirational writing
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People of Hope
I Corinthians 13:10 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love Squeezed between faith and charity is that little word, hope. I have come to believe the shape of the world today is because so many people no longer have hope. People (with the exception of those who Continue reading
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Lament
I was angry with God once and I wrote a Jeremiah style lament once when I was angry and had discovered what a lament is really for. It’s really odd to be angry at God and at the same time know he is the only way out. Continue reading
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Come
Merry and Blessed Christmas to you all. Here’s a invitation to come to the celebration. It’s a couple of years old, but the expression is a real today as then. Continue reading
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Seeking and Accepting
‘Seekers’ is a good term used to talk about people who are looking for real answers and have come to the contemporary church to find out about God. But believers have always been seekers. We work at it. We seek God’s face, his presence, and the truth of His word. But perhaps it’s not as… Continue reading
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It’s Over
I think we all have our times like Elijah when after a time of victory or high spiritual experience, or a time of service that really changed our lives. The next day after activity has ceased, we panic just a little and wonder if we will ever see that kind of service again…. But ….. Continue reading
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God’s Adult Children
Okay, I’m late. Mother’s day was several weeks ago, but we now have Father’s Day in June, so I’m writing to included both. I was preparing a devotion on heritage (as in Christian Heritage) and my devotional reading was Romans 8:12-17, and I went a whole different direction. So, join me in thinking about being… Continue reading
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Perspectives
The first of the year always sets me to considering if I need to put thing into a new (I hope) perspectives. It is not just an exercise experts tell us we need to do. Sometimes it has changed my emotional health as well changed the things I put my energies into. Continue reading
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LIVING LIFE BACKWARDS?
We speak of facing the future bravely, with trust, and sometimes uncertainly. But here’s a new Idea to me. In reality we face the past, seeking an understanding of the past so we can face the future. So we are really facing the past and taking steps, backwards, into the future. think about that image… Continue reading
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God Is Not MY God (Alone)
Not long ago, we attended a service completely unlike what I’m used to, yet undeniably full of God’s presence. I love it when that happens. I was reminded of the scope of God’s work while remaining the intense personal God we serve. Continue reading
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