Tag Archives: suffering
Too Much to Ask
Lower your cholesterol. Lose some weight. Go to the parent-teacher meetings. Show up to work on time. Get the job done right. Study hard and get good grades. Practice your instrument. Avoid germs. Coach the ball team. Fix supper for … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, Devotional, direction, obedience, purpose, suffering
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Eating Words…Joy!
[picapp src=”4/c/b/7/Sweet_Ration_f304.jpg?adImageId=5521209&imageId=4796190″ width=”234″ height=”177″ /]It is never a small thing to have to eat words; I have had to do so far too many times in my life. For me, there will be even more words to eat in the future. … Continue reading
Sneaky Jesus
Wednesday night I finished sharing my heart with the Providence Baptist Church in Trimble County, KY. The congregation had patiently and persistently put up with me since Sunday morning as I was their “guest preacher” at their annual revival. It … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, church, Devotional, jesus, judgment, revelation, suffering
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Shouts of Joy, Wails of Remembrance
Very few Americans are unfamiliar with this renowned LIFE photo. Those who were not alive think back to the end of WWII with bemused nostalgia, thinking that it was just one big party, coast to coast. I know this was … Continue reading
You Expect Me to Do What?!
“This is the kind of life you’ve been invited into, the kind of life Christ lived. He suffered everything that came his way so you would know that it could be done, and also know how to do it, step-by-step. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study, christianity, Devotional, obedience, suffering
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Book Review: The Shack
Young, Wm. Paul. The Shack. (Newbury Park, CA: Windblown Media, (c) 2007). ISBN 9780964729230. I have an unwritten (but fairly universally applied) rule of choosing never to read anything that makes the NY Times fiction bestseller list. Because of this personal prejudice, … Continue reading
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