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Wrestling with God – Honest Prayer from Psalms 12-14 (Evening Readings for 1-16-18)
Jacob was not the last character in the Bible to wrestle with God. David often struggled in prayer in that place where emotions are raw, fears exposed, and bitterness laid bare. He was shaped by these encounters because they were… Continue reading
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Consistent Life
Devaluation of life is a cancer wherever it emerges, whether it it unborn life, lives of people living among us, or the lives of future generations who will inhabit this planet. We must create a climate and community that… Continue reading
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Outward, Inward, Together
There is no tug of war between the deep life of the Spirit and the outward life of service, peace, and justice…. Satisfied with His likeness,Beholding His face in righteousness,Fully awakened from dullness of mind,Fully engaged, embracing this day,We move… Continue reading
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Thoughts, Prayers, and Action
… it represents something larger … not political, although it can be … something holistic about violence and something inside the best of us that must be bridled, processed, understood, and harnessed for its purpose. Continue reading
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“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.”
Today, your assignment it to see the spark in someone in whom you do not expect a spark. Continue reading
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On When I Argue and When I Don’t
I don't argue much. There's no future in it. Read my words carefully. I choose them carefully most of the time. There are nuances, but not usually implications. There is exploratory territory, but I do not make all your… Continue reading
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Passion
It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. -Lamentations 3:22 Evil lurks in the world around us, and yet, the world is not consumed. Evil emerges in our own motives and… Continue reading
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On Remaining Silent and Speaking Out
The fact that we have not heard something does not prove that it has not been said and said often. It simply means that it has not been said to you, in your presence, or when you were listening, it… Continue reading
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The Peacemaker and the Sword
One must respond as Jesus did – to resist the evil, but not the edge of the sword.And King did not just stand for the abuse, but, like Jesus, moved toward it ….And led the way for each of us… Continue reading
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What Shall We Do? – Repentance for Those Who Are Stewards of Authority #BaptismoftheLord
How does a man or woman in public life, one who wields power and exercises authority, repent? How does this person follow the rule of a different kingdom while working for Caesar or Herod? Continue reading
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