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Lighthouse part 4

08/27/2017 18:17

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Right? To me, its the difference between being a thermometer and a thermostat. The difference between just taking the temperature and SETTING the temperature. And I think, in this case, its vitally important that we understand one simple thing: The...

Lighthouse part 3

08/26/2017 19:11

A lighthouse has a light within, that shines out, in order to keep others safe. That's why I chose that term as my title for this Rant series. Because so many times we get so fixated on "uncovering sin" and "getting the sin out of the camp" that we seem to forget that when people are in trouble......

Lighthouse part 2

08/25/2017 16:27

A lighthouse doesn't look for light. A lighthouse provides the light. And it lights up the way for others, so they don't get hurt. I think that's one of the most important aspects of this Rant series--we do NOT shine light on people in order to put their faults on display. We are not on a sin-hunt....

Lighthouse part 1

08/24/2017 19:48

I like to preach, and Rant, about light. I think, in a very real way, the first thing God ever said is the only thing He ever said. "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light" (Genesis 1:3). Now follow me on this one: 1 John 1:5 declares that, "This then is the message which we have...

Deeper and Wider part 5

08/23/2017 18:50

The tricky part is that when everything is available to you... when the Spirit and the bride ring the dinner bell and say, "Come and get it..." Well, its a lot like the rule we have for family get togethers at my mom's house. We say, "Its self serve, just like at Ma's!" The trick is, you can have...

Deeper and Wider part 4

08/22/2017 18:46

Here's what I think it comes down to: "Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart'" (John 7:38 NLT). See, some people are content to float on the surface. And I really do think that's ok. Because we're not always...

Deeper and Wider part 3

08/21/2017 19:37

There's so much available to us. Literally an entire kingdom. The Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Love. And that, to me, is the whole deal of the thing. When God wrapped Himself in human flesh... when the Word of God--which is Jesus, which is love--came to earth... everything changed. Like my mom...

Deeper and Wider part 2

08/20/2017 18:51

I'm not sure why this is the case, but it seems to me that over 2,000 years after the move of God (that most people still seem to be waiting for) happened on the cross... we have still barely scratched the surface on what that move of God was, and what that move of God means. I wrote a whole book...

Deeper and Wider part 1

08/19/2017 19:43

My grandma likes to talk about Spiritual things with me. And I'm all about that. I say it all the time, I'm not going to try to convince anybody of anything. And I'm certainly not going to argue with anybody. But if you want to know what I think about the things of God... you know... love... then...

The Mind part 5

08/18/2017 17:37

I know we interact with each other externally. But a LOT of our lives are internal. What we feel... what we think... so many of these things are unexpressed. At least not point for point verbally. It seems like we very rarely say exactly what we think or feel. But what's inside DOES come out....

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