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Grand Scheme part 2

11/18/2015 09:33

There's a master plan at work. A grand scheme. A mysterious plan that is Christ Himself. Love itself. Because, as we all probably already know, love is a mystery. It doesn't make sense. You love who you love and there's really no rhyme or reason to it. And nothing you can do about it either. The...

Grand Scheme part 1

11/17/2015 12:40

Maturation is a process. A never-ending life-long journey that starts at the finish line. And it's only when we understand that there is a plan at work that we can begin to enjoy the journey. Only when we understand that there's a grand scheme. Look at Colossians 2:2-3 in the New Living...

Maturation Process part 5

11/16/2015 11:32

Here's what I think is the most important thing about the never ending journey of maturity--and that's why I left it for last--it's a process. It doesn't happen all at once. It's ok to make mistakes. How else can you learn from your mistakes? But that's the key: Learning. Growing. Moving forward....

Maturation Process part 4

11/15/2015 14:26

As I learn and grow, I mature. As I grow in grace, and learn just how loved I am, I BECOME who I am. Who I really am. You can't be who you really are by trying to be someone you're not. You can't earn a gift, and you can't change into something you're not. At the end of the day... you are who you...

Maturation Process part 3

11/14/2015 11:36

"Let's be mature about this." I'm sure we've all probably heard--or perhaps said--that at one time or another. And usually what that seems to mean is, "Accept something you don't like without making a fuss about it." And I can see the wisdom in that. Sometimes things happen that you don't like. And...

Maturation Process part 2

11/13/2015 14:23

Life's a journey. Everlasting life is a never ending journey. The point is not the destination. In that sense we have already arrived. The days of heaven on earth. The point moving forward. Upward and God-ward. The point is discovery. Discovering who we are by discovering who God is. Who we are in...

Maturation Process part 1

11/12/2015 11:12

I Rant, and preach a lot about how we don't need to change. About how God loves us just the way we are. But it's pretty clear that we DO change, isn't it? I'm not who I was ten years ago. I'm a completely different person. Not because I'm TRYING to be different... but just because I'm learning and...

Love and Fear part 5

11/11/2015 10:27

I started this Rant series with the idea that there were two forces at work: Love and fear. But really that's only accurate to the point that you believe in fear. Only accurate to the point that you LET IT be accuracte. Because God is all-powerful. LOVE is all-powerful. And that doesn't mean "most...

Love and Fear part 4

11/10/2015 11:07

They say more is lost by indecision than wrong decision. And that's the torment of fear. Fear keeps us paralyzed. It keeps us from doing anything. It keeps us locked up in our heads, unable to move. Unable to walk in faith. It keeps us stuck in a rut. And my pastor taught me a rut is nothing more...

Love and Fear part 3

11/09/2015 10:25

This is from the book Dune, "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there...

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