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Something Bigger

Posted in Fellowship, Identity, Jesus, Poetry, Scripture, tagged , , , on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
-Colossians 3:3 
I have a friend who is a major St. Louis Cardinals fan.  When I say “fan,” keep in mind that it is shortened for “fanatic,” as in whoa, that dude is a fanatic or have you ever met someone as fanatical as he?  That’s the level of [...]

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The Voice

Posted in Conversational Intimacy, Fellowship, Prayer, tagged , , on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

One of my favorite places to go when I want to study is a coffee shop in a local town. It’s all about the atmosphere for me. First off, there are a host of large benches, where I can spread out my books and still have room for my laptop. And there [...]

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The Soul Dissed-Satisfied

Posted in Fellowship, Jesus, Salvation, Story, tagged , , , , on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Every day I am ready to be murdered, betrayed, enslaved — whatever may come my way.
-St. Patrick
I wonder about our willingness to endure “whatever may come our way” for the sake of something greater than ourselves. I wonder about how we in the “West” handle suffering and pain and what we do with it. [...]

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Time Wounds All Heels

Posted in Fellowship, Healing, Invitation, Journey, New Covenant, Restoration, Salvation, tagged , on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

There are some things that time can not mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold. -Frodo, The Return of the King
Frodo and Sam have come a long way on their journey. For months the two hobbits fought all that Mordor would bring against them in their quest to save the [...]

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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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The Tell Tale Heart

Posted in Fellowship, Healing, Identity, Love, New Covenant, Story, tagged , , , , , on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Perusing through some blogs this morning, I hit on a post by my friend Kendall here called “Inside Where?” In it, he tells of reading through a book called Neverwhere where the protagonist finds himself hurled into a world where things don’t make sense and he has to begin to simply accept the extraordinary [...]

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The Power of the Church

Posted in Battle, Counsel, Fellowship, Story, tagged , , on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

A few months ago I attended an AA meeting as an exercise for a class. I went as an “observer,” though my experience drew me to understand I was more than that. I wrote the following afterwards:
I wasn’t sure what to expect as I entered the room. I had just met one of the regulars [...]

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