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The Clothing In The Casket
As I pondered a certain thought, I saw them there in the casket, Those clothes Arms folded on the chest, shoulders bunched a little bit close to each other, Buttoned up, empty, and clean, yet nonetheless bore the marks of having been worn before As I peered in at them, I leaned in to put…
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Spurring One Another On
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,” Hebrews 10:24 There’s a difference between “spur one another on” and minding each other’s business David Guzik: Forsaking the assembling of ourselves together: Forsaking fellowship is a sure way to give place to discouragement. This festers where God’s people…
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Dreaming Myself To Death
This what I want to say this morning… But as I wrote, I kept getting interrupted with Scripture! So wonderful! I know God is speaking to me, when he backs up what he is saying through his well established written word, being brought to my mind. Today’s message came to me as I was meditating…
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On Codependency
Brutally aware of what codependency is all about, I need to contend with what the following two quotes DO NOT mean, so that those who would benefit from them won’t go astray. The counterfeit and the true currency are nearly identical. One is worth the whole, the other wholly worthless. A river doesn’t need water,…
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Jesus’ Choices
Expectations: 1) To know him 2) To take hold of THAT – “that” is that which he took a hold of me for I have the “gift or curse” of musing disconnected from my cognitive ability to understand and to be deeply impacted by the overall ministry of the Holy Spirit. John 2:1-5 The miracle…
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Curious Ethics & Morals
In the movie, “The Last Picture Show” religion is depicted accurately, I think. But let’s not get that mixed up with God’s relationship with his creation through Jesus Christ. The town as depicted is void of the perspective that comes from seeking God’s kingdom. The emptiness is excruciating. The photo above is a scene with…
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Battle Weary
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 I feel like those soldiers After the battle, safe at home They miss the days gone by with their comrades They have a hollow place that wonders why they were spared They have a bitter sweet waiting to join them, as life plods…
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The Aroma of Christ
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an…
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The Writing Process
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General Instructions
Step I Dream Avoidance If you sense your dream is coming alive again Lie down until the feeling passesTell yourself about all past failures, and lie down until the feeling passes Think of all your shortcomings, and lie down until the feeling passes. Don’t Dream your Dream No More . . . A Little South…
