Spoon fed answers are never as effective or long-lasting until they are owned. And someone else’s answers rarely provide the ownership. After a certain point, many of us don’t like to be spoon fed – we want to know for ourselves, to make our own decisions, to come to our own answers. It’s really not […]
I always describe my writing as not being rocket science … which got me to thinking about how salvation can be characterized as not being rocket science. Think about it a moment. What are we told? “That whosoever believes will be saved (John 3:15) and “There is no other name (Jesus – Acts 4:12). Simple
Do we really believe this? Especially with those fundamental and foundational areas in our lives… are any really one and done? OK, some things can be one and done, like salvation. As long as salvation is defined in terms of the beginning and not the end of this life change. I believe that most things
Are you? To whom are you accountable? And for what? Many people? Many things? Actually, do you know what accountable means? Webster says: “required to explain actions or decisions. Synonyms – amenable, answerable, liable, responsible”. It doesn’t say that if you have those to whom you ‘report’ to, provide your thinking about plans and action,
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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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
is the first part. The second part is continuing to grow, to learn, to become all you have been destined. My Mom would apologize to me about not providing a deeper spiritual journey for me and my brother. I kept trying to reassure her that she did fulfill the scripture, “Train up a child in
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How many of us advocate (use?) the philosophy of ‘stop’? Whether the stop is directed at thinking first or smelling the roses. Do we? Or don’t we follow it until we are basically forced to? In case you don’t see it, my hand is raised. It really is so foolish of us because what are
Rather presumptuous of me to tell you what you need… but that’s precisely what I am doing! After you are born again – and that does come first – you have to learn and grow to become your best you. Why? Because you are needed and essential to the body. The body is not complete
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
