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Undeserved part 1

07/04/2016 12:23

I think it's important that we take some time to focus on the pure and simple fact--the TRUTH--that, when we're talking about love (which means we're talking about God) "deserve has nothing to do with it." We don't have to do ANYTHING to EARN anything. That's the trap that religion has set. That's...

The Crutch part 5

07/03/2016 13:44

I wasn't sure if I was going to go here to end this Rant, but no matter what I try to follow where the Spirit leads. So. The interesting thing about helping others... about releasing what we've received... is that BY helping others we really help OURSELVES. Because the truth of the matter is, we're...

The Crutch part 4

07/02/2016 14:05

There's a story in the Old Testament of the Bible that says what I'm trying to say better than I can. It's found in Exodus chapter 17. It's about a battle between the people of Israel and Amalek. In this story, whenever Moses raised his arms the people of Israel would prevail. But whenever he...

The Crutch part 3

07/01/2016 11:13

Everybody needs a crutch. Because everybody stumbles. Everybody makes mistakes. Eveybody needs help. So this idea that believing in God makes you weak is a little bit silly to me. You're weak either way. Even the strongest of us can't make it our own. But watch this, because this is good news. (And...

The Crutch part 2

06/30/2016 17:10

Nobody can do it on their own. That's why God said, "...It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him" (Genesis 2:18 NLT). And, really, that's my whole point for today. When people look, scornfully, at God and accuse those who believe in Him of simply...

The Crutch part 1

06/29/2016 15:02

I think I've Ranted about this before, but every time I hear someone say it, it grinds my gears. You might have heard it too. It goes like this, "Believing in God, or some higher power, is just a crutch for people who are too weak to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps!" Drives me crazy....

Full of It part 5

06/28/2016 09:36

We are absolutely full of it. Filled to overflowing with the love of God. The love that IS God. But the trick seems to be getting what's inside to come out. Because we don't always act like we love each other. So let me make it as simple as I can (and notice I say SIMPLE, not "easy.") John 7:38 in...

Full of It part 4

06/27/2016 13:43

When you know and believe that you are loved--when you are full of it--you can love. That's why Jesus said, "So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other" (John 13:34 NLT). And that's why 1 John 4:19 (NLT) says, "We love each other...

Full of It part 3

06/26/2016 12:02

What's inside comes out. Or rather, what you BELIEVE is inside comes out. That's why it's so vitally important to know and believe the love of God. The love of the Father. The love that IS God. That's why it's so vitally important to fill yourselves with the fulness of what you've been filled with....

Full of It part 2

06/25/2016 13:11

We are absolutely full of it. Filled to overflowing with the love of God. The love that IS God. And here's the best part--when you're that full of something, you don't have to TRY to let it out. Or force it out. Because it's too big to contain. It comes out naturally. Because love isn't just what...

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