Tag Archives: Relationship

Honoring a Fallen Hero

Reality has a way of shaking all of us out of the lethargy of the comfortable life of freedom we all experience here in the good ole U. S. of A. Turning onto Highway 80 on the way back from … Continue reading

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Useful Not Just Fruitful

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. And His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, to gather the wheat to His barn… (Luke 3:16-17) I am a creature of habit. I … Continue reading

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Perception vs. Reality: The Power of a Well Placed Conjunction

Chaos is the name of the world I live in…but the Lord is my shepherd. All around me swirls a teeming mass of overwhelming need…but I shall not want. The faces of war—earthquakes—tsunami—famine—disease melt my mind…but He makes me to … Continue reading

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Peering into the Prophetic

The Hebrew people knew God as the Vision Giver. He was the One who gave specific guidance to His people at every juncture of their pilgrimage, and very often through what we might call a vision. A vision is a … Continue reading

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Blue Bloods: Reformation or Revolution (part 14 of 14)

And so, dear friend, we find ourselves at a crossroads. Here the sons and daughters of the King must part company with the slaves. The time has come for either reformation or revolution, either of which is far nobler than … Continue reading

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Blue Bloods: Slave Pastors (part 13 of 14)

I find it extremely hard to write this piece. I am a pastor and have been for over 25 years. I have served in both the small and mega church spheres. A pastor is a shepherd, one who has been … Continue reading

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Blue Bloods: Slave Churches (part 12 0f 14)

A slave church is an oxymoron—a self-contradiction. The church is the Body of Christ. The benefits of the cross and resurrection assure her freedom. But tragically, she has erected her own prison camp, entered, shut the gate, and tossed the … Continue reading

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Blue Bloods: Confused Character (part 11 of 14)

Character is easier to build than to re-build. As believers we all received a fresh opportunity to have a new character constructed in place of the ashes and rumble of the old nature. Your character is you—the person hidden deep … Continue reading

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Blue Bloods: Struggling with Acceptance (part 10 of 14)

Every person hungers for acceptance. We all want to be wanted. God created us with that craving. We were endued with a longing for community, and this desire is fulfilled only when we are accepted. Tragically, that acceptance usually has … Continue reading

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Blue Bloods: Confused Personal Significance (part 9 of 14)

Every person seeks significance. All of us desire for our lives to be important—that they might have some kind of meaning that will endure long after we’re gone. God created us that way. Most of the people you will encounter … Continue reading

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