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When Burdens Turn Into Blessings
Read more: When Burdens Turn Into BlessingsI once overheard a conversation that has stuck with me for close to 30 years. Two women were talking about God, and one of them said something like this: I don’t like God. He plays favorites.
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One More Story
Read more: One More StoryIf you read last week’s blog, you now know my simple conversion story. But after I wrote that story, God kept reminding me that I have another story to tell. Yet I hesitate.
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Count Your Blessings
Read more: Count Your BlessingsOftentimes it is the hardships that we remember— those tragic moments that really change the course of our lives. That’s understandable. But if we practice daily gratitude for all the little non-life-changing things, it sends us in a certain direction that can be life-changing.
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Living In The Moment: Past, Present, And Future
Read more: Living In The Moment: Past, Present, And FutureWe don’t want to miss out on present blessings due to worry about the past or the future. It’s important to be present in the present. But Hebrews chapters 11-13 show us that the past and the future are important as well.
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A Tribute To My Mentor And Friend
Read more: A Tribute To My Mentor And FriendI had some bad news early one morning recently. If you’ve ever lost a good friend suddenly, you know the pain. Carolyn Sue Claxton was not only my mentor in the jail ministry, she was my good friend. She treated me like an equal, a partner. And partners we were.
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Names You Can’t Say
Read more: Names You Can’t SayA son honors his father,And a servant his master.If then I am the Father,Where is My honor?And if I am a Master,Where is My reverence?Says the LORD of hostsTo you priests who despise My name.Malachi 1:6 Have you ever noticed in a lot of stories there’s a motif of a bad guy whose name you…
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Escape Routes
Read more: Escape RoutesEscape routes are important when there’s danger. The problem is we’re always trying to escape the wrong things. We want to escape responsibility and suffering, death and judgment, but that is not possible. We ought to be concerned with escaping the devil’s snare (2 Timothy 2:26), for that is God’s concern. It is not possible…
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The Sound Of Silence
Read more: The Sound Of SilenceTalk as well as music can steal away opportunities to listen to our hearts and to get in touch with the heart of God. Why do we need so much noise? Are we afraid of silence? Afraid of the thoughts or emotions that might surface if given a chance?
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