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The Myth of Autonomy
Know that the LORD, he is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. — Psalms 100:3 Read more…
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Excerpts from the Everyday
Wow. It’s been a month since I posted anything! Here are some bits and pieces from my conversations with Papa-God over the last few weeks: …(While visiting someone in their new home.) I welcome You to this home – this elegant, spacious, clever, well-appointed house-but-not-quite-home. I release the presence of Read more…
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Where’s Waldo…er, God?
As the okra plants reach the height their genes call for, they start to blossom and put out fruit on secondary branches, lower on the main stem. This makes the hunt for fruit like a Where’s Waldo puzzle. I can’t just reach for the top of the plant to snap Read more…
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How Far Is Eternity?
One of my friends died. Suddenly. How far is eternity? A breath? A heartbeat? All my days have been written in God’s book since before I was woven in my mother’s womb, all dark and secret. But there’s no expiration date stamped on the bottom of my foot, so I Read more…
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Ups and Downs
Yesterday was a day full of ministry opportunities. It was a day of revelation and insight, confession and restoration, battle and victory. In all this, Jesus is the mighty Victor. Overcomer is His name: He overcame Satan’s plot to destroy God’s glory and usurp His throne; He overcame death through Read more…
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Laying Down to Build Up
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 1 John 3:16 …Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. – Psalm 79:2b Following Jesus every day in the everyday means He Read more…
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Everyday Relationship
Following Jesus every day in the everyday, sometimes my times alone with Him are a little too everyday! They can become more like a business transaction than a lovers’ tryst, or worse, a loveless marriage. Hosea chapter 3 paints a heart-breaking picture of one man’s faithful love for a very Read more…
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The Full Extent of His Love (part 1)
John reports (John 13) “the time had come” for Jesus to go to the Father. In this case it was a period of about 50 days. For the last three years Jesus had loved His own…His own disciples, the Twelve; His own people, Israel; His own sheep, any who heard Read more…
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Everyday Pain
I woke this morning with unanticipated pain. In a fallen world like ours, pain is to be expected: It came with the first act of disobedience. It is a gift: It warns us that something is amiss. It is an opportunity: It invites us to explore our hearts. My first Read more…
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Laying Down My Soul
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 1 John 3:16 Digging into this verse (mine for 2020), I uncovered a small idea that I am beginning to explore: the Greek word translated life is Read more…