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Tag: Jesus

  • Pulling Weeds

    I’ll be fighting weeds until the day I die. I invest money, spend time in gloves and work clothes, seek guidance from the experts, but the weeds always come back. I don’t like them, I don’t want them, and no matter what I do, I can’t keep them away permanently. I shouldn’t be surprised: 17-19 He told…

  • Dealing With Our Pain

    Last week my dentist yanked out two of my wisdom teeth. One of them came right out, and the other put up quite a fight. The battle was bloody, but in the end, my dentist won. However, every battle has casualties, and I am one of them. There are two complications to the procedures I’ve…

  • The Forgotten Man

    Ever feel like nobody cares? Like nobody is paying attention? Like even God doesn’t seem to get around to helping you out even though you’ve been praying through some heartache? Joseph was in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, in a country where he was transported as a slave after being sold as property…

  • Don’t Eat The Fake Fruit

    I’ve never understood the point of having fake fruit. I’ve been in people’s homes and seen coffee tables and dining rooms alike adorned with centerpieces made up with hollow rubber grapes, plastic apples and bananas, and wooden pears. I get that there is a certain look people are going for but to me fake fruit…

  • Elemental: (4 of 4) We Follow & Obey

      Elemental: We Follow & Obey (4 of 4) This is not a three step process to Spiritual Growth. It is simply identifying three necessary elements that are present in any life that is growing in relationship to Jesus Christ.   Obedience… …According to God’s Word Luke 4:1-13 Jesus resisted temptation while quoting the Scripture…

  • Elemental (3 of 4) We Pray (con’t)

    Our relationship with our own dad affects the way we relate to God. As discussed in our previous blog post, Jesus the Son called out to God the Father using the term “Abba” which roughly translates to the word “daddy” in the same way my son calls to me. Each of us have our own…

  • Elemental: (2 of 4) We Pray…

    People ask me for things every day. They want my time, my ideas, my permission, my money, my connections, my help, my endorsement, and at times even my forgiveness. There are more voices asking for things than I have time to provide. Therefore, I have to judge carefully and make decisions about who I hear…

  • Elemental (1 of 4): We Read

    The following entry has been reposted and edited, and is part of a four part series called “Elemental: The Elements of Spiritual Life.” It is a reflection of what I have learned over time as necessary components to a growing Christian life. It is not an all inclusive formula of three steps that when followed will lead…

  • Having a Rough Time? Work through it…

    I ran out of Robitussin and my head feels like I’ve been snorting lines of marshmallows cut with maple syrup. It is that kind of week. I have some pretty awesome creative meetings on my schedule, some phone conferences scheduled, and a quarterly small group leader meeting this weekend. Everything in my heart is screaming…

  • How Arthur Guinness Was Used By God To Do Amazing Things

    What makes this Sunday in Guinness’ life so important is who he is about to hear, because on this day John Wesley is in town…