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Pictures of Faith
There are two types of people. OK, there are a million ways to say there are two types of people. I’m thinking about those who think in lists and those who think in pictures. Give my wife directions to...
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Mindfulness for Spiritual and Physical Health
I’ve been more interested in practical teaching to begin this year. New years can be new beginnings. And new beginnings begin with developing new patterns in our lives. My last post dealt with being in...
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Our New Life Pattern
The Willow Creek Association conducted a huge survey of Christ followers. The results were interesting. I have heard of a couple that I noted. For those who had lost interest in church, the thing that...
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Learning the With-God Life by Doing
Children learning by doing. Yesterday I wrote a few thoughts on some of the woes visited upon single-parent families–especially when there is no male influence in the household. I’ve seen a decline in...
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Hospitality as a Spiritual Discipline
I confess, I am not nearly as hospitable as God would have me. One of my small groups is studying the stories in Genesis. We’re looking at the life of Abraham. This story compares and contrasts (bless...
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Prince of Peace
We’ve heard all the titles that the Gospel writers used to describe Jesus. Intererstingly, Jesus was not the original bearer of those titles at that time. Almighty Lord, Wonderful Counsellor, Prince of...
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Life in the Spirit
How do you read Revelation, he asked me in exasperation. The small group was studying the book based on a study guide that explained rationally one view of how to interpret signs. But the author of the...
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The Measure of How We Love
He had great wealth. However, he also tried to be close to God by following all his commandments. From the very beginning of his life, he said, he had always kept the commandments. But somehow he just...
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A Call To Men To Be Clear
Originally posted on Faith Venture: Adam should have spoken up. He didn’t. We’re all screwed. That is the problem statement of “Men of Courage” by Larry Crabb and others. Men are too often silent when...
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It Is The Quality of the Questions We Ask
The panel of technology managers discussed what the Internet of Everything would bring us by 2025. The Internet of Everything is the Cisco marketing speak for something you may have heard of–The...
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The Physics of Spirit and Church
One evening during a small group Bible study of Romans, I said that the topic reminded me of quantum physics. Everything is composed of energy and information. Chuck just gave me one of his looks....
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A Life of Service
It was somewhat “accidental” that the government sent him to work with youth in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the US. You wonder how much of an accident it was. For the government, it was a form...
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Arrogance Is Unbecoming On You
The Greeks had a word for when a person began to think too highly of himself–hubris. Mom had a phrase, “You’re too big for your britches.” (That would be pants for you younger people.) The writer of...
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We Know The Ending
We live in times of chaos. A shooting incident happens. Real-time TV and newspaper hypes it. Political/opinion lines are drawn. People feel fear–thanks to the hype. Net result=more sales for firearms...
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Let’s Just Hate Them All (Not)
I am so saddened. A news alert just came across my iPhone. Presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for barring all Muslim people (I doubt that he calls them people) from entering the country....
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Attitude Says It All
It’s all in the attitude. How do you say, “Merry Christmas”? Americans, especially us rural ones, are struggling to understand how to live in a diverse community. As recently as 20 years ago, most...
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Leadership: What Do You Look For In People
When you are building a team for your business or task at church or for community service, what do you look for? A warm body? Particular skills? Relatives? There has been a consistent theme to my...
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Why Is It So Hard To Listen?
Why is it so hard to listen? I walked into the President of the company’s office. I was head of marketing and engineering at the time. “Gary, nobody listens to me,” he moaned. “Huh?” I tactfully...
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Take The First Step In Faith
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I’ve been thinking about taking that first step in faith. There is a...
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