Tag: Christianity
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Hurry Up or Wait?
It happened over two decades ago, but it feels like yesterday. I knew it was time to leave the church where I’d served for three and a half years. But I didn’t have an exit strategy. “No problem,” I thought. “I’ll just put out some feelers while I decide what to do.” A week later…
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Night Song
We have a new friend in our neighborhood; he’s a mockingbird who likes to sing at night. And when I say night, I mean in the wee hours of the morning.😳 ▶️ 1:26 AM: Our fourteen year old diabetic schnauzer wakes me up to go outside. “Casanova” (the Mockingbird) sits in the top of our…
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Famous Last Words
The setting: Christ’s final Passover with His closest friends. (The time has come to sacrifice his life as a ransom for many. He shows the full extent of His love.) Here’s how an epic Hollywood movie might have captured the moment: After supper, Jesus rises from his seat, unsheathes a gleaming sword, and says (holding…
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Blurb for a Fellow Blogger (4)
I’m glad I bought a hard copy of Bridget Thomas’ third book, because I read it with a highlighter in one hand and my Bible in the other! Giving God Your Whole Heart begins with two questions: “Am I giving God my whole heart?,” and “Who do I want to be?” Bridget answers these, in…
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When the Cows Come Home
On returning to God.
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Blurb for a Fellow Blogger (3)
If you’re on the look out for a devotional collection that plants a scriptural seed and provides the water and fertilizer too, this is it! Here’s a second excellent book, by my blogger friend Bridget Thomas, that contains thirty short chapters, each dedicated to a different facet of the believer’s identity in Christ. A key…
