Tag: spiritual growth
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Hope is an Anchor
Word pictures sometimes brings faith alive. Here is a new picture of faith’s anchor.
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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.
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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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Give Us This Day
The Lord’s Prayer is very rich, and full of gems of wisdom as well as the model we have taken for prayer. Mine them…. as i did I found a comforting, yet powerful idea…
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I CONFESS I LOVE MY LIFE
I just returned from our yearly journey home and, as usual came back filled with gratitude for the life God has allowed me. This is a re-post from 2011, when I first really realized i wouldn’t trade with anyone. (Had a lovely time, though, thank you for asking.)
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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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