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Category Archives: other
Got Shoes in Your Closet?
From Take My Life and Let It Be by Frances Havergal (1874): “Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee.” Do the shoes in your closet focus on speed or beauty? Is that in the … Continue reading
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What’s in My Closet?
There are outgrown clothes in my closet, roles that don’t fit me anymore. Me: I am too saggy and baggy for this outfit. But I can’t let it go. I really like it. God: Your culture … Continue reading
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What’s in My Closet?
Whenever I clean my closet, I find things I don’t need. They occupy space that could be put to better use. Same thing with my life. There’s some worthless stuff occupying space: Couch time that is neither useful … Continue reading
True Promises
“God never made a promise that was too good to be true.“ D. L. Moody, 1837-1899 Smart man, our Mr. Moody.
True Fun
God has a sense of humor. I’m sure of it. After all, he created the duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, egg-laying platypus. We are created to smile, giggle, chuckle, laugh, guffaw. God intends that we have fun. True fun, not mocking, … Continue reading
True Confession
When I confess my sin to God in prayer, I often point out what “the other guy” did first. God: That is someone else’s story. True confession always starts with “I . . . “
True Worship
John 4:24 (NIV) God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. I can sing, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow,” or “I love you, Lord.” But if my mind is … Continue reading
True Freedom
How truthful are you? I never tell a lie Guilty of little white lies Guilty of big black lies I forget what truth looks like John 8:32 (NASB) You will know the truth, and the truth will … Continue reading
Persecution and Blessing Defined (by God)
When something happens to me that I don’t like, I complain to God that I am being persecuted. I ask God to bless me by giving me what I want. God reminds me that what I don’t … Continue reading
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Daily Blessings — I’ll Take Coffee with That
From Jeremy Taylor — part preacher, part poet (mid-1600’s): “The labor and sweat of our brows is so far from being a curse, that without it our very bread would not be so great a blessing.“ Cleric Taylor’s wisdom still applies. … Continue reading