Tag Archives: Spirit

The God I barely know

Most of the time in seminary I was not allowed to refer to God as He.  In my papers I was not allowed.  In my pastoral care class I was not allowed.  Many professors would omit any Biblical pronoun referring … Continue reading

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What I love about the Robin

Last night we got about 8 inches of snow.  We have a large deck on the back of the house with a garage under it.  I was shoveling this morning around the back of our home, but I don’t have … Continue reading

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Show me the way

Our friend and full time missionary, Carrie Roush, called Diane and I last night to talk to us about a traumatic event she and Haitian friends went through in Haiti.  It was something that would have never happened here, but … Continue reading

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Are you Spiritually alive?

The most transformative book I’ve read about the role of a pastor is Bill Easum’s A Second Resurrection.  The premise of the book is that most of the American church is spiritually dead.   Of course, the people are the … Continue reading

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Jesus is crying

When our boys were little Diane would often say to them”Jesus is crying” when they lied.  I can’t remember for sure, but I think she may have said the same when they were mean to each other.  And this was … Continue reading

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Rebel with a cause – the unpredictability of the Spirit

When you make your living off religion like I do, you can easily move from being a Christ-follower who happens to have a religious profession to being a religious professional who happens to be a Christ follower. Continue reading

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