Tag: heaven
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The Undiscovered Country
Sometimes change is painful. We may get so miserable in our current state that we take a step or two toward change. But then we feel that resistance. We feel those uncomfortable feelings of unfamiliar territory. And so we retreat. We “change back.”
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Carrying On When We Don’t Understand
We can always think of some tragedy horrible enough that it just doesn’t seem fair for God to allow Satan to take it that far.
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Don’t Settle For Lesser Things
Children are not good at judging and comparing the value of things. They will often choose whatever pleasant thing comes first, even if it is of far less value. This idea comes from C.S. Lewis in The Weight of Glory, and he applies it to the difficulty we have in comparing the value of physical…
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We’re Not In Paradise Anymore, Toto
You probably remember that scene when Dorothy looks around at the Land of Oz and says, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” We human beings are in a similar situation.
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Pop Culture Gods
We’re so advanced. We know the sun is just a big ball of fire. We can understand why the ancients worshiped it, lacking the knowledge of astronomy that we have. But still. Seems a little silly now. Good thing we’re better enlightened.
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A Tribute To My Mentor And Friend
I 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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Keeping Your Eyes On The Prize
Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.Joshua 1:7 The phonics program that I teach at school has a little…
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