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Monthly Archives: February 2017
Too smart for your own britches
The last two weeks in church I have briefly mentioned Mr. Snuffleupagus and Transformers and found out that 15 year olds know about them and 8 year olds don’t. I’m guessing neither a 15 year old nor an 8 year … Continue reading
Posted in Obstacles, Walking the Walk
Tagged Brown University, Church, Faith, Harvard, intelligence, Jesus, mensa, religion, sesame street, transformers, Yale
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Why, why, why…
The conclusion I dread is not, “So there’s no God after all,” but “So this is what God is really like. Deceive yourself no longer.” Continue reading
Posted in Hard times, Obstacles, Opportunity
Tagged AW Tozer, Church, CS Lewis, depressed, depression, God, heaven, Jesus, pain, suffering, why
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To have a friend, be a friend
I talked to one of the people at the fire department one time about how they handle what they see when they run ambulance calls. The person said sometimes they feel guilty because they have to deal with it by … Continue reading
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Peace, not as the world gives
I’m like a kid watching a parade through a knot-hole in the fence, and He is like a drone seeing everything… Continue reading
Posted in Obstacles, Opportunity
Tagged Brown University, cancer, death, Faith, geology, geology job, grad school, heart ache, hope, Jesus, Job, joy, love, peace, Purdue University, Washington University St. Louis, worry
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Why we go to church
The point of following Jesus is not so we can go to church. We should go to church so that we can more closely follow Jesus Continue reading
Posted in Obstacles, Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, Cicis, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, mission, pizza, UMC
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You never know how God is going to work
The other night I shared a quote from Matt Chandler, pastor of the Village Church in Texas. He said the preacher is not responsible for the response of the hearer, but only responsible to God for preaching the truth of … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged altar call, Church, congregation, Gospel, Jesus, preach, preacher, preaching, sermon
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The joy of salvation
I had an epiphany this morning. I love the word epiphany and I do not get to use it often enough. I explain the meaning of the word as having a “light bulb moment” when you suddenly understand or gain … Continue reading
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Tagged david jeremiah, joy, King David, legalism, mission trip, missionaries, missions, Obedience, psalm 51, salvation, Samaritan's Purse
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A Sense of Enoughness
In her interpretation of The Rule of Benedict, Joan Chittister says we have lost a sense of “enoughness”. We spend money chasing after the latest model phones that Apple tells us we need. We go in debt for new vehicles … Continue reading
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