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Category Archives: Constructive Thought
He Is Risen Indeed!
This is the message of the resurrection: Love wins. Indeed, God’s love wins. John 3:16 (ESV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have … Continue reading
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He Is Risen!
Psalm 47:1 (NIV) Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. Hallelujah! “Ah Christians, ring the bells of your hearts, fire the salute of your most joyous songs . . . Dance, O … Continue reading
Imagining Revival
I work in a high school. I bemoan the students’ attachment to their phones — texting, TikTok, YouTube, and more. I often think the world was a better place without them. On to the Asbury revival: leaders text to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Asbury revival, Ephesians 3:20, TikTok, YouTube
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Fair Enough
Consider Christ’s parable of the workers in the vineyard. The landowner hired workers in the early morning, in the middle of the day, and at the last hour. Matthew 20:9-10 (MEV) When they who were hired about the eleventh … Continue reading
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Tagged Fair, good, Matthew 20:9-10, parable of the workers in the vineyard
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Never Enough
God is always enough. The other side is never enough. Proverbs 27:20 (AMP) Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied; Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. Which side are you … Continue reading
More Than Enough
God goes beyond “enough.” Ephesians 3:20 (MSG) God can do anything, you know— far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! Salvation would be more than enough. And yet God goes above … Continue reading
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Good Enough
I know some folks who think at the ends of their days, God will weigh their good deeds and their bad deeds. If they’re good enough — if their good works outweigh the bad — God lets them into heaven. … Continue reading
Extravagant Prayer
Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV) I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and … Continue reading
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Pinches of Prayer
Leviticus 16:12 (NIV) He [Aaron the priest] is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain. Two handfuls of prayerful … Continue reading
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Sweet-Smelling Prayer
Psalm 141:2 (GW) Let my prayer be accepted as sweet-smelling incense in your presence. My prayers have an odor. Are they sweet with praise or reeking of bitterness? tinged with delight or singed with grumbling? fresh with hope or … Continue reading
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