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- for now, over coffee
- church isn’t a class you go to
- the places doors take us
- though I oft left Thee
- I love teaching children
- Buckets that leak
- Who is the Holy Spirit?
- Are you walking at a distance from God?
- no matter when or where you’ve lived
- Why do we respond to beauty like we do?
- self-hate, or what God says about you
- if you haven’t read it…
- Depression: an embarrassment to be hidden, or a door for grace to enter through?
- when I need an attitude check
- Were you hired at the eleventh hour?
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- for now, over coffee
- trampled the waves of the sea
- A royal diadem in the hand of God?
- passing through walls like rocks pass through water
- Lean hard.
- twisted and stuck, or held and comforted?
- helping generations you might never see
- little starfish smiles
- knowledge too heavy
- the teaching of kindness is on her tongue
Tag Archives: Jesus Christ
Don’t step into a summer trap
Days have lengthened in my hemisphere, and leaves and flowers and birds are flourishing in summer’s glistening sunlight. Friends have left town for relaxation and days have slowed for schoolkids. I sense that it’s time for me to heed a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
Tagged Colossians 3, Jesus Christ, John Piper, seasons, summer, summer trap, trap
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telling your testimony to your children
“Fathers and mothers are the most natural agents for God to use in the salvation of their children. I am sure that, in my early youth, no teaching ever had such an impression upon my mind as the instruction of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus
Tagged born again, children, Christian parenting, Christian testimony, Jesus Christ, salvation, Spurgeon, teaching children, telling children about God, witness
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Love that turns the world upside down
No one else holds or has held the place in the heart of the world which Jesus Christ holds. Other gods have been as devoutly worshipped; no other man has been so devoutly loved. (John Knox, 1513-1572) “…taking some wicked men … Continue reading
Come, thou long expected Jesus
Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee. Born thy people to deliver, born a child and yet a King, born to reign … Continue reading
your deepest Christmas longing
What do you long for this Christmas? Do you have a deep yearning for a solution to the world’s — and especially your own — problems? Let’s think about God’s already-given, Christmas-time answer to our problem (from which all residual … Continue reading
Near the heart of His love
A story to turn our eyes upon Jesus. A visual to soften our hearts and absorb our thoughts: “What though you are sometimes perplexed with doubts and fears? What though you find it hard to say whether your faith is … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
Tagged Christ's work, J.C. Ryle, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ's supremacy, love for Christ, salvation, sin, steadfast love, the gospel
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45 in the rear-view mirror
With a car full of kids and lots of laughter from the backseat, it suddenly dawned on me that I’d not seen a speed limit sign for some time. Highway signs had read 65 mph for some time, with four … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Jesus
Tagged anger, eternal debt, false accusers, following Jesus, forgiveness, injustice, Isaiah 53, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ's supremacy, Jesus' love, Matthew 14, Matthew 5, mercy, vengeance
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Even More Beautiful 