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Thursday
Fall Harvest begins in Spring
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Last fall, I had a revelation about my garden, and it ’ s impacting how I prepare for this spring ’ s planting. I was wandering through my g...
Pray For Them, Not Against Them
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I was at a big Christian worship-and-prayer festival at my state’s capitol campus. It was actually pretty good. I should mention that my sta...
His Word as a Talisman?
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I’m convicted this morning that sometimes we – that sometimes I – have used the promises of God as an incantation, his Word as a talisman....
There is a New Year Before Us
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It has been said that “Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it.” If we apply this personally, we could say, “Those who fail ...
Father's Heart on Christmas Morning
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I have to say that this year’s Christmas was something special. I was sitting in my “Papa Chair” with generations of my family scattered aro...
Israel has Sinned. That’s Why They Cannot Stand
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In my reading today, this stood out to me. I suspect that there’s a principle for me here. Maybe for your too. Joshua 7: 11 “Israel has sin...
Led by Scripture?
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This story has been bugging me: Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are t...
Prophets of Doom or Comfort Porn Prophets
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Somebody asked me recently about whether if a prophet speaks of a trouble, are they a prophet of God or a prophet of doom? “It worries me,” ...
The Pendulum Swings to Mercy
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It seems that the history of mankind can be described as a rush from one extreme position to another, like a pendulum gone. We’re doing it a...
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I’ve been thinking about something. Sometimes when I need to think (“meditate”) on a topic or a verse, it helps me to do it “out loud.” Some...
The Power of Listening
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One of the more challenging skills in the age of social media is listening. Listening is more than reading or hearing their words. It’s not ...
Balaam’s Presumption
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I’ve been reflecting on Baalam son of Beor recently (Numbers 22 – 24 , I believe). Balaam was known as a prophet whose words carried power (...
Let There Be Light, and Other Divine Commands
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Think with me for a minute. It’s pretty clear that when God gave commands in Genesis 1, those things happened. “Let there be light!” and Bam...
What If God Really IS Moved by Love?
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I've been thinking about this recently. I’m reflecting on the reality that God is motivated by love. I mean if “God is love,” then he’s ...
Raising Children is an Act of War
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One of our practices, while milady & I were raising our kids, was to have a “date night” every week, so we engaged a young lady from our...
The Sugar Daddy
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I've had a few people in my life over the years that seemed to see me as a sugar daddy. Whatever they wanted, they told me about it and...
Running With Jesus
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“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” [Hebrews 12] I was ...
Praying Against Fear
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I was investing some time during the Covid debacle, praying about the spirit of fear that I saw creating havoc in our nation. I needed to dr...
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