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“O God, I have tasted Your goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the triune God, I want to want You; I long to be filled with longing; I [...]
Rev. 3:15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot! 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth! ________________________________________ “As I see it, a lukewarm Christian is an oxymoron; there’s not [...]
Before too much time passes from this past Saturday evening I thought I would raise a few questions for us to ponder as we move forward. At what point during our sharing did you feel most engaged? What was happening at that point? Was it something someone said or did? Of those who shared, [...]
“When we play god in our lives, [our union with God is lost] (see Col. 3:3). We become autonomous, self-referenced (self-centered) being who have abandoned the center of our true identity in God. We objectify or identify our self apart from God.” (M. Robert Mulholland, The Deeper Journey, p. 28) I call it Christian atheism. [...]
Last night, chatting with the middle schoolers, I decided to simply focus on James 4:13-17. We all agreed that the topic was one none of us wanted to actually discuss. Jared was pretty sure he never thinks about dying and both Jille and Katie agreed that was not very interesting. And since tonight’s subject was [...]
“I want more. Please!” The whole room gasps as Oliver Twist timidly walks to the font of the room and asks for more. All eyes are on him. Hopeful, angry, cynical, confused, shocked. Each hiding his (or her) own secret desire. Quite frankly, I don’t remember much else from that scene. I was not much [...]
Inspired by the many conversations I’ve had lately, these words emerged in my journal today. I have no aspirations of becoming a poet. Frankly, I really don’t get it. Yet, the most powerful images of my heart find voice in verse on occasion. News, rumor, opinion: indiscernible slush. Twisted and turned around, I lose my [...]
My friend, Ellen, has written another provocative post; this time, on exchanging the Thou for an it in worship. She contends that in our attempt to get our theology correct (a right way of thinking about God) we have sacrificed a deeper orthodoxy (a right way of expressing God). Her post echoes some of what [...]
First, this is my first attempt at a “trackback” or “pingback”. Second, Jeanni and I watched this video with tears streaming from our eyes. It was beautiful in the best sense of the word. In the event this trackback does not work, here’s the link to watch this wonderful video listed under the title, “what [...]
“Go into all the world…” and that’s what most missionaries get. They sell everything, raise support, pack up and go. But having gone, what now? We plant churches, of course. Using the latest method from the most recent church planting seminar and training piece, M’s begin the process of developing critical mass, establishing an [...]
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