Tag: Inspirational writing
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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…
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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 …..
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Respect: One Simple Thing
I’ve gone off the deep end again. But again, the devotional places in my life have been talking about the same things, so here I go. I hope you take something away with you.
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