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  • O, Me, Of Little Faith
    Posted on Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: confession, courage, evangelism, gospel truth, John the Baptist, reaching our generation for Jesus, repentance, sin, talking with people about Jesus

    Lately I’ve been noticing the invisible people in Bible stories. Recently, it was a whole crowd who had previously managed to elude my view. Who were these people? These ones who came out to the wilderness to hear John the Baptist, to repent of their sins, and to be baptized? In all my years reading …[ read more ]

  • Voluntary Chain Gangs
    Posted on Friday, October 5th, 2012 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: chain gangs, confession, forgiveness, freedom in Christ, mercy, repentance, spiritual freedom, weapons of spiritual warfare

    Ever serve time on a chain gang? I’ll bet you have. I’ll even bet you’ve volunteered to join one. If you’ve never seen one, it was a practice, now mostly abolished, whereby prisoners were chained together in order to do menial labor such as building roads or digging ditches. They were linked to one another …[ read more ]

  • The Secret to Boiling a Frog
    Posted on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 40 Ways to Get Closer to God, boiling frog theory, confession, Satan's tactics, stress, taking every thought captive

    There’s a secret to boiling a frog. Or so I’m told. You see, at one point in time, someone experimented with methods and learned a vital lesson. If you boil water in a pan and then toss the frog in, he’ll jump right out. Not effective for ending up with a boiled frog dinner because …[ read more ]

  • Anne Rice is Right – And Wrong – And I’ve Been Caught in Sin
    Posted on Friday, August 13th, 2010 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Anne Rice, caught in sin, church response to Anne Rice, confession, leaving the church

    I hate getting caught, don’t you? Getting caught doing something wrong rates right up there with one of life’s greatest discomforts, a top ten situation to avoid. But it happens. Not long ago, I stood up a friend for coffee. I let my schedule get out of control and I completely forgot our plans. Not …[ read more ]

  • Like a House Afire – Further Adventures in the Advent of a New Tradition
    Posted on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: acceptance through Jesus Christ, Advent, chimney, confession, forgiveness, Our God is a consuming fire, Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord

    Every year around this time in New England, there are reports of homes destroyed by chimney fire. It’s natural that as fires burn in the fireplace through the year, that layer after layer of soot collects inside the chimney stack and if it is not cleaned out, it reaches a dangerous level. This accumulation of …[ read more ]

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    Lori, Our Lord never ceases to amaze.. you have succeeded in disturbing this Hobbit! I have been struggling with spiritual apathy and indifference recently and reading your witty, convicting, engaging, infuriating writings has helped me to realize that I am in good company. They have also given me the kick-start I need to get off my laurels! Keep looking up..keep going on for the Lord dear sister-in-Christ!
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