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What is Christ Quickening?
“God made us alive together with Christ (Ephesians 2:5).” What part of me has Christ made alive today? When I look for the new thing that the Lord is doing, I find satisfaction and joy. By contrast, when I rivet … Continue reading
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When I am afraid, I will not fear
David of Bethlehem survived many near misses in life. It seems like people were always conspiring to harm him, but God consistently delivered him. In Psalm 56, David begins with fear (everyone’s reality) and moves into trust (not always our … Continue reading
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Is this your hope? I hope so :)
Overheard at Greek Devotions: “Hope is disciplined waiting with full expectation of receiving.” This reminds us that hope is much more than wishing, it is waiting. And hope pushes us to not only wait on occasion, but to discipline ourselves … Continue reading
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THE Secret to Christian Living
Usually, I like to hedge bets. I couch my claims with “in most cases,” or “usually,” or other qualifiers. But here is one I will go out on a limb for. My pastor, Clyde Parker, summed up the secret for … Continue reading
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Ordinary Churches Do Extaordinary Kindnesses
“When a refugee friend came to us to ask for a job, we called our church. They hired him as a janitor on the spot. When we found out that man’s wife made jewelry, our church bought the supplies for … Continue reading
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Digital Bibles Produce Living Disciples
Encyclopedia Britannica will no longer publish a print copy of its iconic encyclopedia. After 244 years, sales had dropped to such a low rate that changes had to be made. The cost of $1440 for the print copy couldn’t compete … Continue reading
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Prayer for Lent
At this time of year, I like to repeat St. Ephraim’s prayer: O Lord and Master of my life, take from me a spirit of laziness, faintheartedness, love of power and idle talk. But freely give to me, your servant, a … Continue reading
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Shaking A Little Salt Is Not That Hard
I have always believed that God calls the church to serve the world, and that every disciple is privileged to be part of that call. However, I’ve usually been too wrapped up with church life to have much contact with … Continue reading
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The Job of Answering Questions
Gordon McDonald’s review of the biography of Steve Jobs challenged me. The whole article is good, and McDonald closes each observation with discussion questions that could inspire fruitful discussions with your family or church leadership team. Apparently, Jobs was … Continue reading
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What is In in?
This morning I was privileged to participate in group devotions — in Greek! We studied the first fifteen verses of Ephesians with plenty of parsing, computer programs, and grammatical analysis. However, the Greek is very much like the English (what … Continue reading
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