Discipleship
Bridging
All too often you hear, “What’s in it for ME?” That question daily hums inside you and ME. Even in serving, “I hope someone noticed ME.” Even in giving, it can still be about ME. One of the lies begun in Eden’s garden, “Look out for yourself, look out for number one.” Now we’re curved…
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Eyes that will not see, Ears that will not hear. “I see what I want to see. And hear what I want to hear.” It’s all too true of mankind. We’re too often, locked in one’s mind, “I’ve already made up my mind! Faith? Why I’d rather fly blind!” Are “the open-minded” Even…
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Wild horses Loose on the plain, Running wild Without a rein. Wild thoughts Like a stampede, Dangers galore, Hard to impede. Lord, please help me Lasso my thinking. May it yet be Corralled, not stinking. Harnessed and bridled, Combed and saddled. Every thought captive, Wise and perceptive.
Read MoreSAVED FROM…
Saved FROM March 2, 2021 Saved, from eternal loneliness, Saved, from gut-wrenching emptiness. Saved, from vile teeth-gnashing regret, Saved, from sin’s dark black silhouette. Saved, from all my foolish choices, Saved, from my head’s hellish voices. Saved, from relational drama, Saved, from the horror of trauma. Saved, from slavery of…
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Saved TO October 6, 2020 Saved, to lasting companionship, Saved, to heart-filling, deep friendship. Saved, to rejoice that sins are gone, Saved, to every day’s light of dawn. Saved, to relish past wise choices, Saved, to praising with new voices. Saved, to relational freshness, Saved, to joys of people’s richness.…
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FIVE ENEMIES The way of life is tough, experience bears out. It should not surprise us. Headwinds are all about. We face five enemies in day-to-day living. Do we even notice enemies existing? Enemy Number One, the world that is weakened, Fallen, damaged, broken, no Garden of Eden! Fraught with mad frustrations, insecurity,…
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