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Naked part 1

09/14/2019 19:42

I've been thinking about this idea--not about naked people, calm down--for a while. Because I think it goes way past just not wearing clothes. I think nakedness is vulnerability. Openness. Honesty. I think it's about showing people who you are. And look at this: "Therefore shall a man leave his...

Praise part 5

09/13/2019 20:09

Acts chapter 3 has an interesting story about a man who was "...lame from his mother's womb" (Acts 3:2). This dude sees Peter and John, two of Jesus' disciples, and was, "...expecting to receive something of them" (Acts 3:5). He was a beggar. He couldn't work, because he had been born lame. So he...

Praise part 4

09/12/2019 20:17

Praise doesn't come first. You don't praise your way into things. That's backwards. You can't praise something that hasn't happened yet. You can't make something happen by giving praise. If my kid does something awesome, that's when I can praise him. And, listen, don't get me wrong. I can encourage...

Praise part 3

09/11/2019 19:51

Ok, let me try to work this patch today. Praise isn't about getting, it's about being grateful for what we've got. The first time the word "praise" is used in the Message Bible is Genesis 29:35, "She became pregnant a final time and had a fourth son. She said, "This time I'll praise GOD." So she...

Praise part 2

09/10/2019 20:06

Praise is a response to something praiseworthy happening. Praise is not how you make something happen. See, God is first. We love Him (by loving each other) because He first loved us. He is the source. Every good and perfect gift flows from the Father of lights. And every time I quote that...

Praise part 1

09/09/2019 19:54

Sometimes I like to take things that we have taken for granted, and really look at them. Tipping over sacred cows, some call it. So for the next few days, let's talk about praise. And let's talk about how some people seem to think that we need to praise God in order to get Him to do something....

Resting part 5

09/08/2019 20:16

If you're anything like me, you probably feel like you could use a break. The old Kit-Kat bar commercial, right? Gimme a break? Because, if you're anything like me, you go hard. Getting from the beginning of the day to the end of the day is exhausting. And I really like that idea of a Kit-Kat...

Resting part 4

09/07/2019 20:13

When we start to understand that God--love--not only GIVES us rest, but IS our rest, we can begin to operate from that place of rest. That place of being loved by God and loving each other with that same love. But here, I think, is the problem: We are so busy trying to finish the work, to earn...

Resting part 3

09/06/2019 19:08

I started this Rant series with Matthew 11:29 in the Message Bible. Well, today I want to back up a little bit and get the previous verse too. And I want to get it in both the Message Bible and the KJV. We'll do the MSG first. "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away...

Resting part 2

09/05/2019 20:03

I always try to use myself as an example, so that no one else will get offended. So when we're talking about resting--which is NOT inactivity, but is Holy Spirit directed activity--kind of the best way I can desribe it is by doing the thing that makes you... you. For me, it's writing. When I'm...

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