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Never Enough! Until Jesus . . .
Abandon deficit thinking and live in the abundance that is ours in Christ. That’s what I told a group of women gathered in an auditorium last weekend. I described how, like Martha, too often we focus on all we’re not, all that’s not right, everything still needing to be done, and all the help we’re …[ read more ]
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Energy Management for Christians (Part 5 in Third Chapter Spiritual Disciplines)
Have you ever thought about how your energy has changed as you’ve gotten older? I’m only 62, but a few years back, I began to realize my energy was not the same as it was in my twenties. No longer could I plan to deep clean the entire house in one day. No longer was …[ read more ]
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The Danger of Living Under Your Assumed Name (a confessional post)
Are you someone who tries very hard? Are you a person who loves Jesus dearly, reads His Word daily, and wants to be found applying that Word to Your life? Are you, like me, someone who sometimes gets caught up in the hard trying, the striving, the effort of this life with Christ? This post, …[ read more ]
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Beyond the Sermon on the Mount
Great leaders make great speeches. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address . Winston Churchill’s We Shall Never Surrender . Queen Elizabeth’s (then princess) 21st Birthday Speech . Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream . Great speeches inspire. Inform. Incite. We remember them. Study them. Quote them. But what lends the greatness to these speeches are the people behind them. Eloquence alone fades. We remember these speeches because …[ read more ]
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Maybe Disney Isn’t the Only Problem – Maybe the Real Problem is Us
People don’t like preachy stories. That’s what Christian writers hear all the time. Avoid preaching! Focus on telling a great story! Beware of agenda-driven writing! If you want to make a point, write an essay or a non-fiction book but keep your stories pure. Your biblical worldview will infuse them organically so leave the message …[ read more ]