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Day 14 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets
I want neither a blood’n’guts religion that would make Clint Eastwood, not Jesus, our hero, nor a speculative religion that would imprison the Gospel in the halls of academia, nor a noisy, feel-good religion that is a naked appeal to emotion. I long for passion, intelligence, and compassion in a Church without ostentation, gently beckoning to the world to come and enjoy the peace and unity we possess because of the Spirit in our midst.–Brennan Manning Continue reading
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Day 12 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets
God helps those incapable of helping themselves. He walks with us and is in us since life is truly 2 much to handle http://goo.gl/OB1Dlc Today is Monday, the week stretches out long for some, short for others. Some will look … Continue reading
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Day 9 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets
Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me. http://goo.gl/67YQ0s So often I take the good and leave the ‘rest’ #obey As I considered this lyric from the Psalm, I recalled my time spent … Continue reading
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Day 6 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets
Rain, snow, sun, fog Continue reading
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Day 4 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets
So many heart problems! So thankful 2 know Strength and 4 the promise of joy 4ever. http://goo.gl/g7HkCG #2good4me Psalm 73 is a song of and for the heart. The rawness of its honesty is typical for Biblical texts, but so rarely … Continue reading
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Not All Gods are Equal
There is a section in the President’s ‘remarks’ at the National Prayer Breakfast that attracted a lot of attention. Out of context, I would be horrified by its assertions. In context, however, what the President said was neither incorrect, nor insidious. Continue reading
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