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(036) Expectation vs Expectancy
In the fall of 2019 Jesus gave me three words that have been a mighty rescue over the last two years ...

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Dec 19, 20214 min read


(035) Comfort, Suffering and Thanksgiving
Comfort and suffering. One to be embraced and the other to be escaped. However, Paul connects them. The two are inseparably linked in Jesus.

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Nov 23, 20214 min read


(034) A Hard Word
The tragedy in Afghanistan has taken on way too many dimensions ...

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Sep 8, 20214 min read


(033) The Mind of Christ … Just Ask
It was right before Christmas of last year (2020) when I posted last ... eight months! Much has occurred since then.

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Aug 13, 20213 min read


(021) Micro Practices
... Micro Practices. Small, simple things that are both accessible and sustainable.

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Jan 18, 20214 min read


(032) Hope and Love
Hope. How are you doing with hope these days?

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Dec 8, 20205 min read


(031) What Already Is!
I truly love the way Jesus puts pieces together using both the old and the new.

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Oct 15, 20205 min read


(030) Love One Another … Are You?
Five or six years ago I, like many people, spent a lot of time and energy on Facebook.

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Sep 11, 20205 min read


(029) Fruit – Part 3
This is the last installment of my look at the Fruit of the Spirit. Come along as I take a slightly different walk down this familiar path.

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Aug 15, 20203 min read


(028) Fruit – Part 2
The continuation–Part 2 of 3–of my look at the Fruit of the Spirit. Come along as I take a slightly different walk down this familiar path.

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Aug 9, 20203 min read


(027) Fruit – Part 1
For the next three weeks I will be looking at the Fruit of the Spirit. Come along as take we take a different walk down this familiar path.

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Aug 1, 20203 min read


(026) Story As The Path To Life
[This is part two of a two part series where I share my heart regarding how we begin to connect with each other regarding race, in...

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Jul 15, 20203 min read


(025) Balance
Not exactly sure where this is headed but ...

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Jul 14, 20205 min read


(024) Technology Is Not Community (Behind The Screens)
For the last three months we have been told by our government officials, some elected and some not, to stay away from each other.

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Jun 14, 20205 min read


(023) Where To Start?
I often get asked by friends and people who know I am connected to Wild At Heart, “Which of John Eldredge’s books are the best?” or ...

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May 9, 20203 min read


(022) Eyes To See
The thing that I noticed about Elisha is that Elisha’s servant needed to have his eyes opened so he could see the mighty work of God, but …

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Mar 26, 20204 min read


(020) Doubt & Relationship
... faith is not the opposite of doubt; assurance is.

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Nov 6, 20193 min read


(019) Freedom & War
“Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” – John 20:21...But recently I have discover an slightly fuller context ...

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Oct 6, 20192 min read


(018) Enough
I’m losing a friend this week. His organs are shutting down and the doctor says just a few days are left.

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Jul 29, 20193 min read


(017) Blue Skies, Grey Clouds
If you’re like me, you don’t think about suffering much. At least not deep, intense, long lasting suffering.

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Jul 2, 20194 min read
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