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Bloom Where You are Planted (a Benediction)
I’d like to share with you the benediction I wrote to go with my sermon on Matthew 6:25-34, “Be God’s Wildflower — Be Worry Free.”
February 4, 2012
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A Little Affection for our Great God
We say, “I love God.” But do we say this with endearment? Delight? Affection? Maybe we’re embarrassed to show affection for God, to let
February 2, 2012
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Be Clothed in God’s Sunshine
My heart goes out to people who get overcome by worry. It’s a temptation we all face. It used to be a way of life
January 30, 2012
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Give Jesus Some Elbow Room
I had just finished my Soul Shepherding meetings with pastors and ministry leaders and I had a few hours before the seminar I was leading that
January 26, 2012
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Don’t Feel Bad About Sin, Feel Sad
I often talk with pastors and other servants of the Lord who judge themselves harshly. I tell them, “Don’t feel bad. Feel sad.” God never
January 21, 2012
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Comfort and Hope
This morning I opened up my Psalms prayerbook and read, “May the Lord answer you when you are in distress… May he send you help
January 9, 2012
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A Better Year Ahead?
We all want this year to be better than last — even if last year was a great year. How does that happen? Not by
January 3, 2012
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An Advent Devotional Practice
Each year at Advent I ask God to lead me to a Bible character from the Christmas story to help me prepare my heart for
December 22, 2011
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Breath Prayers with Jesus
Maybe you’ve heard of the “Jesus Prayer.” In the 3rd and 4th Centuries, the Desert Fathers learned to pray without ceasing by praying a Breath
December 22, 2011
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Breath Prayers from the Psalms
The Psalms are the Bible’s prayerbook. It teaches all kinds of prayers for all kinds of situations. One type of prayer in the Psalms are
December 22, 2011
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