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Losing Heart

Posted in Confession, Jesus, Repentance, Restoration, Scripture, tagged , , , , , , on October 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I’ve been a believer for three days now, this time around.  For almost two days before that, a total agnostic. Thirty-six hours of godlessness.  I didn’t pray.  I didn’t even lift my head.  I didn’t want to hear from God.  I wasn’t even sure He existed.
I was angry and hurt.  Exhausted.  Pissed.  Something was seething [...]

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In-Tension

Posted in Conversational Intimacy, Discipleship, Holiness, Jesus, Journey, Love, Scripture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The disciples did not understand any of this.
-Luke 18:34
The journey we’re on with Christ is one of great tension, of what can at times feel like a balancing act,  tug-of-war between two opposing forces and we are tight-roping the taut rope between, trying at times with all our might not to lose our balance.
But knocking [...]

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Repentance

Posted in Discipleship, Invitation, Jesus, Repentance, Salvation, Scripture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »

It’s not a popular word, repentance, even in Christian circles.  All kinds of images come to mind when you think of it: a grown woman crawling on hands and knees on cold pavement for hundreds of yards as she approaches the steps of a Bolivian cathedral; loud and embarrassing wailing from overly-dramatic congregates during the [...]

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Standing Firm

Posted in Discipleship, Jesus, Scripture, tagged , , , , on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends!
-Philippians 4:1
I’ve been mulling over some thoughts recently about “standing firm” in the strength of the Lord God.  Here are some rough notes concerning our role to remain strong in [...]

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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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Moses’ Training

Posted in Calling, Identity, Journey, Scripture, tagged , , , , on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The following article comes from a recent report from Training Ground.  It is so good, it needs no introduction.  I wanted to post it in its entirety…,

Leadership Through the Story of Moses

For Moses, 1/3 of his life is a great picture of where young men find themselves today. Till 40, Moses was “educated in all [...]

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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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