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Return of the King’s

Posted in Conversational Intimacy, Discipleship, Jesus, Jesus' Pursuit, Prayer, Restoration on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
-Matthew 8:21-22 
Being in grad school can be pretty demanding, as can any number of things we engage in with our lives — marriage and kids, ministry, jobs, a [...]

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The God Who Speaks

Posted in Conversational Intimacy, Discipleship, Invitation, Jesus, Journey, Longing, Love, Prayer, Remembering, Scripture, Story, tagged , , , , on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend of mine about the ways that God has been speaking to her lately. She said that she used to hear people talk about “God told me this” or “God told me that” and she always wondered, “How do you know that God said that?” or “How [...]

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The Authority of a Child

Posted in Identity, Journey, Prayer, Story, tagged , , on July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I was driving on a windy road in a small residential area yesterday evening. Glancing in my rear view mirror, I noticed a line of cars. When the road straightened enough to get a god look, I counted maybe 10 or 12 trailing behind me. It’s a pretty road, with lots of [...]

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A Surprising Encounter

Posted in Conversational Intimacy, Counsel, Discipleship, Expression, Grace, Jesus, Prayer, Wonder on June 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’m big on journaling. It’s a discipline I discovered some years back that helps me process through what God is showing me, that helps me express desires or fears that may be buried beneath the busyness of the day, that helps me engage in prayer with the Lord when the noise outside is too [...]

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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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Conversatio Morum

Posted in Confession, Conversational Intimacy, Discipleship, Grace, Jesus, New Covenant, Prayer, Story on May 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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All of us have hang-ups when it comes to praying. Sometimes we get tripped up and stumble around for awhile trying to figure out how to pray. Some of us at various times wonder if we should pray. At other times, we know we can, we know we should, [...]

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Creating Space

Posted in Discipleship, Prayer, Story, tagged , , , on April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »

If I could prescribe only one remedy for all of the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence. For even if the word of God were spoken in the world, it could not be heard. There is too much noise. Therefore, create silence.
-Søren Kierkegaard

A few years ago some friends and [...]

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