Tag: bible
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Disrupter or Dust Collector
I was privileged to serve on a team that oversaw the management and financial areas of a local church several years ago. It was an amazing time to listen and learn. This was a diverse team of women and men, with varying backgrounds designed to mirror the demographics of the church. The Leadership Team would…
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Faith Makes the Cloudy Clear
I find myself in a unique place of questioning and seeking. Obedience seems to lead to more questions than answers. God makes clear to me that my heart must align with his Will and my desires surrender to his plans. So I take another step today. I place all at his feet and do what…
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Numbers Matter
Do you ever wonder about your worth and value in this World? We live in a time where value is based upon numbers. Numbers of social media friends. Numbers of cars. Number of square feet in a house. Number of vacations taken. Number of digits in a bank account. Number of countries visited. Numbers of…
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Eclipsed
“He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,”. Hebrews 1:3 ESV I watched with fascination the social media post,…
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Tears and a Towel
“Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial…
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Are You Not Entertained?
“Are You Not Entertained? Are You Not Entertained? Is This Not Why You Are Here?” General Maximus (Gladiator) “they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, indeed, the King of Israel!” John 12:13 NIV…
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Get Up, Let’s Go
“Then Jesus *came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and told His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” And He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, and began to be grieved and distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point…
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You Feed Them
“But Jesus said, “You feed them.” Mark 6:37 NLT Mark chapter 6 in the Bible is for for me one of the greatest. It speaks to me in many ways. Containing such significant amounts of content that challenges and assures me. This chapter teaching us that those closest to us may be the most rejecting…
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What Next?
“With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.” James 4:33-34 When I was a little boy I recall laying with my dad and looking…
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From the Pig’s Perspective
Consider this. The chicken is involved and the pig committed. Did you hear about the farmer that has a 3 legged pig. A passerby asked him, “why does your pig have 3 legs?” The farmer responds, “that pig saved us from a house fire by squealing and making noise, waking us up, allowing us to…
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