Tag: Christianity
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Improving on Perfection
When you merge something with impurities into something pure, it brings corruption. In mathematics, we know a negative and a positive equals a negative. As broken and flawed humans, we cannot improve the work of Christ by something we do, say, feel, or think. Many times we are told the way to be a good…
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Soul Keeping
“Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” These were the words given to John Ortberg by Dallas Willard. They were the foundation on which Ortberg launched into a journey to discover a healthy soul life. [amazon_link id=”B00GRZDCAW” target=”_blank” ]Soul Keeping: Caring For…
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Seeking God’s Direction
“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going, I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end.” Thomas Merton Can you relate to this thought? Do you sometimes wonder what God’s direction is for your season or even your life?…
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Dwell
I am often asked, “If God knew how things were going to turn out, why did He create the world?” There are lots of token answers. But the most satisfying answer I am settling on more and more is profound in its simplicity. God wanted to dwell with us. When God created the world and…
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Grace Enables and Empowers
We casually toss around the word grace in so many ways. Saying thanks before a meal, a name on a church, or a greeting in the Bible. There are both common and specific forms of grace. Saving grace is very “generic” (not cheap but similar for all). Grace for life is where it becomes unique.…