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Tag Archives: God
Do You Want to Be Used by God?
Do you want to be used by God? I hope not. What? Don’t you want God to use you for His purposes? Don’t you want Him to use you to bring people to Christ? Don’t you want Him to use … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Evangelism, feeling used, God, God's call, Invitation, serving God, used by God
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Oh, God, I Am Lost and So Alone
My prayer at 3:00 in the morning was a simple one. “Oh, God, I am lost and so alone.” Why such depths of despair? One simple word—disappointment! Asaph wrote, “… I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Writing Lessons
Tagged community, Confession, Depression, Disappointment, God, prayer, royalty checks, Scripture, Struggle to Victory
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Why Doing Nothing Makes More Sense
He had … … nowhere to go … … and nothing to do … … and no time to go or do it in. Who? God! Oh, right. I thought about what happened before this opening line to a very … Continue reading
Posted in Community
Tagged community, Creation, Father, Genesis, God, healthy community, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Son, Trinity
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Buddha’s 3 Essentials for Happiness
Dick Van Dyke in his book My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business addresses the three essentials to a happy life according to Buddha. You need to find a work to do. You need to find something to … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, concentration camp, Dick Van Dyke, discipline, Forgiveness, God, happiness, Louis Zamperini, love, Love's source, POW, Scripture
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Holy Week Thoughts and Observations
Foreshadowing! “The act of providing vague advance indications …”* You’ve experienced this if you’ve followed a story, whether cinematic or literary. In Back to the Future, a woman hands Marty McFly a “Save the Clock Tower” flyer. That exchange foreshadows … Continue reading
Posted in Special Days
Tagged Back to the Future, crucifixion, Easter, Foreshadowing, God, Prophesy, Resurrection
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3 Truths to Remember When Life Gets Unsettling
I lost 30 pounds last year; found 10 of the lost little buggers this past winter. I noticed losing the burden of even five pounds made a difference in how I felt. On the court (where it counts), I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Beth K. Vogt, book sales, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Rachelle Gardner, trust, weight loss, worry
12 Comments
A Plea for More Prayer
“Ceasing from prayer is sin against God.” Andrew Murray makes that bold assertion in his book, The Ministry of Intercession: A Plea for More Prayer. And my response? Ouch! For a little more context, let me add the biblical quote … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Murry, Deep Eyes Dark Eyes, devotional life, God, Jon Acuff, prayer, Susan May Warren, The Ministry of Intercession
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What’s Your Pleasure?
“Morning sex on Sunday is better than church.” Bill Maher said that. Okay, I have three things to say in response to Maher. One, I don’t disagree with him. Two, but I see sex and church as two distinctly different … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Maher, Donald Miller, God, heaven, intercession, Jesus Christ, Jon Acuff, Kari Scare, Kisses for Katie, pleasure, prayer, sex, spiritual disciplines
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3 Observations About an Encounter With the Living God
What if you alone survived a horrific accident? What if, during the three days you remained in a coma, you glided into eternity then later awoke to find yourself in a hospital bed with no recollection of the past 72 … Continue reading
Posted in Community
Tagged Capt. Dale Black, community, Flight to Heaven, God, heaven, life change, life transformation, light, love, truth
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A Tale of Two Flight Attendants
In reading two blog articles (in fact, one right after the other), both authors commented about flight attendants. Jeff Goins wrote, “Not too long ago, I was traveling and came across a rude flight attendant. This woman was clearly jaded … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, authenticity, faith, flight attendant, God, Isaiah 6, Jeff Goins, Jesus Christ, John 4, Monday Morning Quarterback, Peter King, Revelation 3, Samaritan woman
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A Curious Band of Others 