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Up to the neck in mire, no place to stand, no place to grab hold, deep waters, dry mouth, weary eyes, and constant waiting for God – this is what it means to be spiritual? This is sometimes what it means to be spiritual. " Save me, O God! For the waters have come up…

Incarnation is/was hard …seeing from everyone's point of view, feeling the pain of all sides, calling forth intercession, glimpsing divine/eternal perspective, knowing that others do not and cannot know and feel what you know and feel. God did it and does it and invites us to share a piece of the action … which depolarizes…

One day God did something new, dramatic, and explainable. That means, there was not a box to put it in with a neat little definition to label it. The response divided the onlookers into amazed gawkers and name-callers. Now, the gawkers had all sorts of possibilities going forward, with a full range of options, choices,…

  What is common ground and why do we need to cultivate it? Finding common ground never means having to surrender the ground where you feel you must stand based upon principle. It is finding and recognizing the ground you share that overlaps the irreducible minimums of core beliefs. More so, it is recognizing and…

PREMISE #1 You already have a job. Your job is looking for work.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth ..  -Eccleisastes 12:1a Solomon understood human mortality as well as any man who ever lived. He often meditated upon the fleeting glory of human riches, the severe limitations of man’s wisdom, and the profound reality of the coming frailties of age. Awaiting each man and…

God help us to disturb the city.

The adjective, רַבָּֽה׃ informs the verb for being moved and the adverb, "not," creating a sense that while we might be shaken, we shall not fall completely over. We may lose our balance a bit, but we regain it. Our rock and salvation are strong even when we are not. "For God alone my soul…

Herod was a character. He really loved his power and authority and thought a great deal of himself. He shared a name with others who were addicted to power, position, and wealth. Though his ego was over-sized, his heart was not cold enough to be frozen. He held a fascination with John the Baptist. He…

Here is a risk worth taking!   "… men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  "-Romans 15:26 "They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them."  – Romans 16:4  Real discipleship is risky business. It brings us…