The Cleft – Part 2
I spent the last four months becoming living proof of the things I shared in my previous blog post—The Cleft.
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The Cleft
Dying experiences. Suffering experiences. Hard experiences. Loss. If we approach these in the victory of the Cross, we will see them through to the victory of the Resurrection. Life always comes out of death.
Lessons from an Ice Storm
At times, I could only shake my head and realize, this is one more “thing” on the list of “all things”….
Wake Up Call
God was not caught off guard by this young man’s suicide. He was not surprised by it. Could I have made a difference? Maybe. I’ll never know for certain. I do know that God allowed him in my life for a season of mutual encouragement…. I can be thankful for this experience. Joyously giving thanks? Absoultely not! Not right now. Not yet. Maybe a little further down the road, when I see more of how God uses it. For now, it just hurts too much.
Lessons from a Country Store
It was a simple white frame building, similar in construction to the three houses lined up down the dirt street to the east of it. I walked up the steps onto the wooden porch and was immediately charmed as I entered the old, country, general store. Wood planks made up…
Overflowing Thankfulness
Our perspective on giving thanks should be based on the infinite, not the finite. Why settle for “an attitude of gratitude” when we can overflow with thanksgiving?!?
Tolerance and Forgiveness
Most of the issues that come up in relationships are not about sin in general, or even sin “against you.” Most issues are just differences. So how should we respond?
Published
I am thrilled, ecstatic, and maybe a little happy to say – my “book” is finally a book. Praise the Lord! It has been a thirty year project in some ways. When I originally wrote it, I didn’t touch it as far as editing for 10 or more years. I…
Walking Out Our Faith – part 2
Christian extremism is constantly seeking Him, being constantly renewed to deeper knowledge of Him, and constantly giving thanks to Him.
Walking Out Our Faith
One of the first things we need to realize is that the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, are ours. Rather, spiritually, we participate or take part in, and receive the benefits, of His dying, burial and conquering death by rising to life again. Dallas Willard in his book, Divine…