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Mountains part 4

08/07/2017 19:49

Its like we look for things to fight about sometimes. I don't understand it. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God" (Matthew 5:9). And by "called" I think we're talking about "being identified as." Because we ARE the Son(s) of God. 1 John 3:2, "Beloved, now are...

Mountains part 3

08/06/2017 17:46

I think the best thing to do about a supposed "mountain" (obstacle, setback, whatever you want to call it) is to understand two things: 1. You don't need to overcome it. Jesus overcame the world. We were in Him when He did it. Its not something to fight against, or try to conquer. Because 2. All...

Mountains part 2

08/05/2017 19:11

We really are pretty good at making mountains out of molehills, aren't we? Especially in the church world. I've never seen people more ready to fight than "religious folk." I think that's why the idea of "driving the sin out of the camp" is so popular in so many places. And, to a degree, I get it....

Mountains part 1

08/04/2017 18:42

Have you ever heard the expression, "God gave us mountains so we could learn how to climb"? I think its used when we face adversity, right? So instead of looking at obstacles as "problems" we can see them as "oppportunies." I get that. I think we could all benefit greatly if we would stop judging...

Effort part 5

08/03/2017 18:14

Good things take effort. And they take time. Rome wasn't built in a day, right? And this seems like a good time to point out that rest is NOT inactivity. Rest is not being a Spiritual couch potato. Rest is not doing nothing because you're waiting for God to do something. If you're waiting for a...

Effort part 4

08/02/2017 15:51

I know people have different love languages. And since this one is mine, I feel somewhat qualified to Rant about it. But having said that, I think when you spend your three t's (time, talent, treasure) on someone... when you make an effort... it says a lot. Actions speak louder than words, right?...

Effort part 3

08/01/2017 20:36

I think I mentioned this thought yesterday, but it came from a picture I once saw of a couple who had been married for some like fifty years or something. And when they were asked what their secret was they said, "For us, when something broke, you didn't throw it away. You fixed it." And that's...

Effort part 2

07/31/2017 17:51

Effort when things are good, to let someone know you care, is--in my humble opinion--one of the best ways to express love. But effort when things aren't so good... that can be even more important. Because, as my pastor always says, sometimes if you go down swinging you might not go down at all. And...

Effort part 1

07/30/2017 18:46

I wrote a Rant series a little while ago called "Maximum Effort." And the point that I was trying to make was that love is the maximum effort that you can give someone. Literally giving everything you are and everything you have to someone and not expecting anything in return. So starting today I...

Kill 'Em part 5

07/29/2017 19:10

Be the change you want to see in the world, right? Fighting fire with fire (in the traditional "eye for an eye" sense) just leaves everybody burned to the ground. You can't overcome evil with evil. You have to show people a more excellent way. And that more excellent way is THE Way (the Truth, and...

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