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Category Archives: other
The Color of Forgiveness
Palm Sunday fell just three days after St. Patrick’s Day. And it was the first day of spring. Days of green, all around. St. Patrick was enslaved by the Irish; he escaped and voluntarily returned, determined to … Continue reading
Put Yourself in the Easter Story
You know the Easter story. Do any of the characters remind you of yourself? The short-sighted religious leaders The mockers – mean words came from their lips The disciples who ran off when it got scary A … Continue reading
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Thy Eternal Good Be Done
When I pray, I want immediate answers. Just make it so, I wail. Do it now! But Jesus isn’t bound by time. Revelation 22:13 (NIV) I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the … Continue reading
Your All-Knowing All-Powerful Will Be Done
I think it is my job to give fix-it advice. To everyone. Including God. All too often, my prayer time is spent reciting problems and telling God how to make them all better. Presumptuous? Absolutely. Who am I to … Continue reading
Thy Will, No Argument
“I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.” George MacDonald (1824-1904)–Scottish author, poet and minister–influenced a very impressive group of people: Lewis Carroll, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Madeleine … Continue reading
Resorting to Prayer
Thy will be done. I tend to make that my prayer of last resort. That’s not what Christ taught his disciples back in Galilee. It should be my prayer of first—and only—resort.
How It’s Done
You pray, Thy will be done. Do you mean it? Absolutely! Sure, as long as my way is God’s way Not if it costs me time, money or trouble Our lips say the words, yes. But do … Continue reading
Leave Behind the Sins of the Parents
Did you ever notice how some people who have been visited by the sins of their parents repeat those same sins? And others do the exact opposite? There is only only one way what to leave it all … Continue reading
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May Only Blessings Flow from Here
Deuteronomy 5:9 (ESV) I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation. When I happen upon someone bearing the weight of his or her … Continue reading
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