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Tag Archives: Church
Has Your Church Ever Closed?
Right now I am writing my second novel entitled “The Hungry Pit” dealing with one person’s experience with losing the church where her faith took root. I am exploring the connection established at Baptism, the rebellious teenage years, the visit … Continue reading
Why Attend Church With the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Many people are turned off by church people and so don’t attend. Although I attend, my feelings run in different directions because of my experiences: a. Church people have been unusually nice to me, visiting me in the hospital, … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adaptability, Belief, Bible, Choices, Christ, Church, Commitment, Communion, Despair, Diversity, Eternal Life, Faithfulness, Feelings, God, Grace, Healing, Identity, Music, Peer Pressure, Perfectionism, Perseverance, Persistence, Perspective, Praise, Reconciliation, relationships, Religion, Social Pressure, Spirituality, Worship
Tagged Abiding, Church, Comparison, Fear, Forgiveness, Identity, Perseverance, Principles, Renewal, Trust, Worship
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Cleaning Up The Place of Worship
What’s happening: It’s now Monday. He is walking back to Jerusalem, this time traveling the few miles on foot. No crowds are waiting, so he makes His way inside the city to the Temple. The sprawling edifice is still under construction, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Belief, Bible, Christ, Courage, Holy Week, Humanity, Love of Money, Materialism, Meditation, Money, Passion, Prayer, Priorities, relationships, Religion, Repentance, Spirituality, Values, Word of God, Worship
Tagged Abiding, Christ, Church, Holy Week, Integrity, Passion, Prayer, Quality Worship, Worship
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A Lengthening Shadow
As my mouth was speaking these words to my wife in our devotions, my heart scanned memory for a time this was true for me: “After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Courage, Creation, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Guidance, Heaven, Meditation, mercy, Peace, Perseverance, relationships, Religion, Repentance, Salvation, Service, Trust, Uncategorized, Wisdom, Worry
Tagged Abiding, Aging, Christ, Church, Fear, Forgiveness, Identity, Integrity, Perseverance, Prayer, Principles, Quiet Time, Renewal, Self Worth, Stress, Suffering, Trust, Worry, Worship
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God’s Plan Will Carry On After Us
As I read the words which follow, I had an interesting thought: Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed; take all the fighting men with you, and go up now to Ai. (Joshua 8:1a NRSV) … Continue reading
Posted in Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Fun, Laughter, Nature, Peace, Perfectionism, Perspective, Quiet Time, Sleeplessness, Stress, Trust, Uncategorized, Wisdom, Worry
Tagged Abiding, Aging, Children, Church, Comparison, current-events, Fear, Identity, Liberty, Quiet Time, Renewal, Self Worth, Stress, Surrender, Trust, Worry, Worship
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Surrounded By Faithfulness
“O LORD God of hosts, who is as mighty as you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.” (Psalm 89:8 NRSV) Think of it. God is surrounded by His faithfulness. What is faithfulness? Faithfulness is the quality of loyalty or steadfastness. … Continue reading
Posted in Country, Courage, Creation, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Heaven, love, Perseverance, Perspective, relationships, Service, Trust, Uncategorized
Tagged Church, Identity, Perseverance, Principles, Surrender, Trust
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No Rest for the Wicked
If one regularly watches the news and reads newspapers he or she can begin to think evil is too entrenched for good ever to be victorious. Will the War in Afghanistan ever end? Will terrorists ever lay down their weapons … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Bondage, Country, Creation, Eternity, Faith, Fathers, Forgiveness, Guidance, Peace, Prayer, Quiet Time, relationships, Religion, Repentance, Salvation, Stress, Suffering
Tagged Abiding, Christ, Church, current-events, Fear, Forgiveness, Identity, Perseverance, politics, Prayer, Principles, Quiet Time, Renewal, Stress, Surrender, Trust, Worry
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The Courts of the Lord
In one of my readings for today, I came across these verses: 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Eternity, Faith, Forgiveness, Guidance, Heaven, Meditation, Peace, Perseverance, Perspective, Prayer, Quiet Time, relationships, Religion, Repentance, Salvation, Suffering, Trust, Worry
Tagged Abiding, Christ, Church, Fear, Forgiveness, Identity, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Renewal, Suffering, Surrender, Worry, Worship
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What Do Faith and Works Have in Common?
“He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.” (Romans 4:11 NRSV) In this section of the Bible, there is a lot of heavy language concerning a … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Faith, Forgiveness, Guidance, Heaven, love, Perfectionism, Politics, Prayer, Quiet Time, relationships, Religion, Repentance, Service, Stress, Trust, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Tagged Christ, Church, Comparison, Good Friday, Identity, Perseverance, Renewal, Suffering, Surrender, Trust
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The Only Thing that Counts is Faith Working Through Love
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working through love. (Galatians 5:6 NRSV) I have had pride over some of my accomplishments in the past. I was in the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Guidance, Materialism, Meditation, Perfectionism, Quiet Time, Religion, Wisdom
Tagged Christ, Church, Quiet Time, Trust
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