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When It’s Easier Just to Fail
There are many ways to fail this side of glory. Moral failure. Financial failure. Career. Marital. Parenting. Friendship. Worst of all is heart failure. Not a sudden cardiac arrest of the soul but that gradual dulling of spiritual passion or zeal that tempts us all at one time or another. At the end of the …[ read more ]
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When Others Tear Down What You’ve Built (a parable for these times)
The man sat on the park bench staring. No joy from the children in the park. No interest in the chess tournament at the tables to the left. Jesus settled beside him and elbowed him in the ribs. “What gives, John? Why the long face?” John shrugged. “I just thought I was building something, you …[ read more ]
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When You’re a Total Loser
Sometimes you think you’re getting somewhere, you know, with this whole growing up in Jesus business. You’re hitting your Bible regularly and going deep, not just the quick pass over a verse and a thought but digging in and rocking it. Your prayer life is consistent and gets more involved than “Help!” and “Please!” (not …[ read more ]