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Archive for January, 2008

Solving the Moment

Posted in Counsel, Restoration, Story, tagged , , on January 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The more he spoke the more irritated I became. What was with this guy, anyway? Slouching in his chair, he seemed so cavalier, so casual about the whole thing. Some years ago he had had an affair on his wife, and now their marriage was in shambles. He discussed the possibility [...]

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Rescue Me

Posted in Prayer, tagged on January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A desperate plea to the One who can rescue, written within the last few months during some despairing days. I found Him to be present with me, even in that place (Psalm 139:7-12). His ransom was swift and sweet.
I cry out to you, God of my life.
Day and night my voice raises to [...]

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The Cry: Jesus’ Pursuit, Part 4

Posted in Jesus' Pursuit, tagged , , , on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Continued from An Old Man’s Encounter: Jesus’ Pursuit, Part 3, or start from the beginning with The Question: Jesus’ Pursuit, Part 1
Oh, and it’s important to know that the words Gabriel spoke to Zechariah, those that the desperate and frightened old man couldn’t believe, they were the first words God spoke to His people since [...]

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Revealed

Posted in Confession, Glory, Home, Longing, tagged , , on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Underrepresented. I had sat for some time to find the right word. Everyone else had answered, and so I offered mine last. Looks of confusion and “Hum”s went around the room. I felt it was right, though, and so I stuck with it. We could say nothing more about it. One word, and only one [...]

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Swing Your Robe Down Low

Posted in Love, tagged , , , , on January 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Give me Your hand to hold, ’cause I can’t stand to love alone.
-Caedmon’s Call
A friend of mine is edging toward divorce. He and his wife have struggled for years in their marriage. There are a lot of issues, more, I’m sure, than any one person knows about. Ultimately, it all seems to [...]

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The Greatest Mystery

Posted in Conversational Intimacy, Fellowship, Invitation, Story, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The day promised to be beautiful, one of the warmer and sunnier days of the month. My journey would take me more than two hours from home, and I awoke and greeted the pre-dawn morning with thoughts of my drive and my time. Would it be good? I had anticipated this [...]

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A Community of the Spoken To

Posted in Conversational Intimacy, Scripture, Wonder, tagged , on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Over the course of the last couple of weeks, God has given me the opportunity to immerse myself in his Word for hours at a time. I discovered through it all that the Lord God was leading and speaking to me (wonder of wonders!). I left the coffee shop where I spent much [...]

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