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When You Pray . . . (Part 5)
Thus far in our “When You Pray…” series, we have focused on honoring God, establishing that he is the Father of us all, he is holy, he owns the kingdom, and it is his will that is to be carried out. God-centered, rather than me-centered. Father, hallowed, kingdom, will. Now we shift our focus just…
Read MoreReeled in by Temptation (Part 3)
For the past two weeks we have been looking at temptation, and focusing primarily on the temptation of Jesus. This week we wrap up that investigation by looking at lessons we can learn from how Jesus handled temptation. Lesson 1 – Satan Has Limitations Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were…
Read MoreLiving With Boldness
One of the most noted lines of William Shatner’s iconic career as Captain James T. Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise is the phrase from the program’s introduction wherein Shatner says, “. . . to boldly go where no man has gone before.” The line is notorious, first of all, based on its use of the…
Read MoreZealous for Good Works
Last week, we looked at the familiar verse – Ephesians 2:10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. – Ephesians 2:10, ESV Works in Scripture When the conversational context is scripture, and we hear the word “works,” our tendency is…
Read MoreA Christ-Follower’s Response to COVID-19
My normal blogging day is Wednesday, but this has weighed on my heart long enough, so this week, you’ll get both a Sunday and a Wednesday blog posting. I’m not anywhere near panic mode. I have seen so many crises come and go (SARS, MERS, Ebola), and I have observed that there are those who…
Read MoreWhat is a Spiritual Man or Woman (Part 3)
After a one-week hiatus, Alean and I have returned to Washington state following a wonderful visit with dear friends in New Mexico. It is good to be home, but we are thankful for the break, and for good friends with whom to spend it. This week, we are returning to our look at the phrase…
Read MoreReexamining the Necessity of Culture Adoption (Part 1)
I have attended and worked with enormous churches, and also with very small ones. I have worked with churches that delivered impressively polished, theater-worthy presentations, where event timing was measured in the seconds, all of it driven by headset-adorned technicians working feverishly behind the scenes to keep the flow of the service as smooth and…
Read MoreThe indiePENdents’ Quality Seal Awarded
One of the Indie Author organizations I am a member of (or at least have applied for membership in) is The indiePENdents’, a “voice” for self-published authors with a goal of unifying those voices into a single chorus. Founded in 2011 by avid reader and author, Jasha Levi at age 91, one of the functions of…
Read MoreTherefore Glorify God With Your Body
Today’s (somewhat longer) posting is a bit of a departure from the type of posting I normally make. Today, I want to talk about food, calories, health and the MyFitnessPal application I recently installed on my phone, and then explain why I believe it is relevant to the life of a follower after Christ. I…
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