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The Words we Need to Hear on 9-11

By Bill Gaultiere © 2011

There’s one thing you don’t hear on 9-11 and it’s the most important thing. Until you trust these words you’re not in a position of strength to minister God’s comfort to the grieving and his justice to the oppressed and endangered.

“This world is a perfectly safe place to be… as long as you’re in the kingdom of God.”

Huh? If ever there was a day that we’re reminded that we’re not safe it’s 9-11. There are terrorists in our world! There are untold thousands of people in America and around the world who are grieving because a loved one was killed by a terrorist.

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September 10th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Soul Care

Open Up to Christ

By Bill Gaultiere © 2010

Everything in the spiritual life centers on the grace-movements of God’s Word made flesh in Christ, our Rock, the One whose name is honey-sweet! Our part in the spiritual life is to trust the Lord in all things with all of our self.

Psalm 81 helps us to open our hands, ears, and mouth to the Lord in prayer – literally! It helps us to engage our minds and hearts with Christ if we put our body into our praying. Try it now. Just a few minutes of abiding prayer from your heart could change the course of your [...]

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October 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Spiritual Formation

The Love You Long For

By Bill Gaultiere © 2010

If you were asked, “What is love?” How would you answer?

Most people define love by expressions of care or generosity, which are essential to love. Or worse, we define love by having desire or emotion.

Very few of us would define love as the Apostle Paul did, beginning by saying: “Love is patient…” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Why does Paul focus on patience? For many of us, patience is very difficult! You know the joke, “Never pray for patience!”

Love is Unhurried

Love is patient. Let’s try putting that in some other wording to help us understand what Paul is saying and [...]

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June 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Soul Care

Is Jesus Enough for You?

Try coming to Jesus as a child

Try coming to Jesus as a child

Is Jesus enough for you?  Really? Is being close to Jesus what is most important to you?

One way important way to connect with Jesus is by being child-like with him.  Even responsible adults have an “inner child” that longs to know the “Abba” (Hebrew for “Papa”) that Jesus showed us.  Cultivating child-like trust in God is pretty important!  Jesus said, “Unless you become as a child you will never enter the kingdom of God” (Matthew 18:3).

So imagine yourself as a child in Jesus’ arms…

What do you feel if you think of yourself [...]

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November 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Spiritual Formation