Real Life Issues Category
Confession and Fellowship
One of my good friends gave me a chapter out of the book Life Together. I don’t know who the book is by, but the chapter she gave me is entitled Confession and Communion. One of the first quotes that caught my eye was the following:
The sin concealed separated him from the fellowship, made all […]
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Published on Feb 14, 2008 at 1:50 pm.
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Falling in Love
It’s been an encouraging day. I woke up feeling cold, tired, and sick… you know those nights when you fall asleep on your arms (yes, both of them), and then they pretty much become dead weight? That definitely happened to both of my arms twice during the night. And when my alarm finally went off […]
Published on Jan 21, 2008 at 8:59 pm.
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Commit Your Way
It’s almost midnight… and I find myself checking emails and facebook once again before heading to bed. I have a daily verse that pops up on my facebook - a new one for each day. Today’s was Psalm 37:5-6…
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine […]
Published on Jan 13, 2008 at 12:02 am.
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Not About Me
I am slowly but surely realizing that this time is not about me - my life is not about me. I had a good talk with an old friend from England tonight… she reminded me of a verse in John.
“He must become greater; I must become less.” - John 3:30
That has been the farthest thing […]
Published on Nov 22, 2007 at 9:45 pm.
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Mindset of Cynicism III
Continued…
The story of the explosion, followed by the sudden destruction of the concrete fire pit, was an illustration Pastor Mike used to show what happens when we do not reconcile our differences with people… particularly the Father. When we harbor bad thoughts or remember when someone has wronged us, it is as if we are […]
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Published on Nov 11, 2007 at 10:29 am.
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Mindset of Cynicism II
Continued…
As I was saying, this past Sunday morning, I was visiting Trinity Baptist Church in Nashville with my sister and her husband. It’s a small church… maybe 50 or 60 people. Nick and I had just been hunting that morning, so we were a little late coming in. I was wearing tennis shoes, blue jeans, and […]
Published on Nov 10, 2007 at 10:07 am.
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Mindset of Cynicism
I’m sitting in church… yet again. It’s 10:30 a.m. I glance at the clock and imagine the hands moving forward two hours. That would be perfect. Honestly, I’m just looking forward to lunch. It’s been a long week and weekend, and I just want to relax and have a quiet afternoon. “Ok, snap out of […]
Published on Nov 9, 2007 at 7:24 pm.
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Self-Control
I don’t have a lot of self-control. Too often I allow the little things in life to make me mad and upset. The other week someone came into my room on a Monday or Wednesday, I think it was — either way, it was one of my busy afternoons with class solidly from 1-5 p.m. […]
Published on Oct 22, 2007 at 10:57 am.
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Prince of Preachers
This is one of the most profound and inspiring quotes I have ever heard. I believe there is something to be said about a God who could instill such a desire in the heart of one of his followers.
I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit power. The die has […]
Published on Sep 14, 2007 at 9:15 am.
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Prayerful Purity
“Prayer acknowledges that we cannot achieve our own purity.” ~ unknown
My mom handed me a piece of paper with that quote on it before I left home this past weekend. “Just think about this sometime,” she said.
Purity - the dictionary defines it in a number of ways: “The quality or condition of being pure. Freedom […]
Published on Sep 4, 2007 at 1:09 am.
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