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Category Archives: Spiritual life
Why We Can’t Seem to Forgive
Why do we have so much trouble forgiving? We either don’t want to forgive or, wanting to, we find ourselves incapable of it. It probably not that we aren’t trying hard enough, but that we aren’t in a place in … Continue reading
How to Honor Your Parents
How do we honor our parents? Can we honor parents who are, or were, dishonorable? Why should we honor them? This message is for people who have (or had) honorable parents and for those who have (or had) dishonorable ones, … Continue reading
Is the Holy Spirit Optional? (Wide Angle)
(Reading Time: Approximately 3 minutes) Sometimes Christians get the idea that the presence of the Spirit of God in our lives is an option, something we can take or leave, like heated leather seats and dual zone climate control. It’s … Continue reading
Storms of Doubt (Sermon: John 20:19-31)
A hopeful sermon to share with doubters, deconstructors, and those who care about them.
Four Ways that Reading the Bible Helps
I have a picture of baseball great Mickey Mantle. It had been my brother’s, but he died at age 14. After my parents passed away, the picture came into my possession. Mickey Mantle pictures are a dime a dozen, but … Continue reading
“What Does This Mean?” The Gift of the Spirit (Wide Angle: Acts 2)
(Reading time: approximately 3 minutes.) In Acts 2, St. Luke tells us that the sound of a mighty wind came from heaven and filled the house where Jesus followers were staying. What looked like “tongues of fire” separated and rested … Continue reading
Soul Work: It’s an Inside Job
Once, when all my tinkering failed to restore the boiler to working order, we hired a repairman. I took him to the boiler room, showed him the control module, and waited around to learn what I could. He examined the controls for a short time, then turned to me and said: “Don’t ever touch that again.” Later, when I was coiling his extension cord for him, he took it away from me and did it himself. The look on his face said everything: “You’re an idiot.” Continue reading
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Tagged "cure of souls", Bible engagement, meditation, Prayer, spiritual disciplines
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Don’t Let the Little Devils Sneak In: Staying Close to Christ
Reading time: 3-4 minutes We lived in an old farmhouse for twenty-five years. It was built in the I-Style of architecture that was common for country homes in the late 19th century and was around a hundred years old when … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Prayer, Spiritual life
Tagged "When the cat's away...", Bible reading and prayer, Jesus as foundation, pest control
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