Though it may sound slightly pathetic, or more precise – maudlin, do you have your own ‘To Be Accomplished’ list? This is not a ‘Bucket List’ of places you want to go or things you want to see … this is a list of ‘Things’ You want to do, accomplish before you die. So…. how […]
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These are Jesus words in John. However, they are not our excuse or license for bad behavior – not a glee that it will never be ‘my fault’, a ‘not my problem’. But also it isn’t a way to shift our responsibility. If we stop a moment and think, then it would be obvious that
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“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” (1 John 4:18) Ever connected fear and punishment? How about the connection between faith and love? Both of these combinations typically influence us daily… whether or not
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Mercy? or Justice? Which do you extend? You can’t answer with a ‘it depends’. Because, bottom line is our first reaction or thought… Will we forgive or will we ‘get even’? You do realize that the phrase, get even, is merely a euphemism for revenge. (notta question) Seriously, does the prospect of getting your revenge
Duh. I finally have seen the obvious. All, as in A-L-L, my writing is talking about relationships. Especially our relationship with the Lord. In some way on some level my primary writing context is always our relationship with the Lord. I realized this and began writing about it again. But… what could possibly be more
“As far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions from us…” Believe this? Act on it? We do tend to hold on to previous bad behavior/sin and apologize to the Lord over and over again… why? Though this will sound incredibly stupid… sometimes it’s because that’s who we
It’s not easy. And when it hits home, requiring you to act on your stand… rarely simple. It’s so easy to be for or against (fill in the blank) when it’s at a distance and really doesn’t require any ‘discomfort’ in your life. But once that stand makes you Do something. Very different. Being bold,
Great title – yes? What it means is that we never assume, we are always open to enlarging our perception and understanding. In my world, it also means that the phrase, ‘I’ve always believed that…’ may be accurate, but have you expanded your ‘believed’s’ understanding… is it present tense, ‘believe’? Also, in my world, ‘thinking’
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There’s a scripture – the shortest – only 2 words: “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) that always arrests me. Why was my Lord crying? Do you know why you think He was crying? Loss of his friend, grief for his friends’ loss, upcoming death… are typically the reasons given. There’s a good discussion by Christina Patterson
Sometimes we have to be reminded… of what we know. It’s so easy to get entangled in the day that we forget. And sometimes, in the intensity of living we need to be reminded to Enjoy. To find joy in the journey – or as I, tongue in cheek like to say, lose the stress.
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