...equate patience with not being impatient, that to be patient means we didn't do something rash like scream or punch and stomp. Well, the absence of war is not the presence of peace. Patience, literally, means...
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...In our habits, disciplines, and secrets, oh they will become mini mirrors of our faith. We all struggle with patience so if those watching us...
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...was a sad song commemorating a tragic loss. More sad is that such songs are sung after our passing than during our living. What if it wasn't always so- what if we each had a chorus surrounding us uplifting our hearts as we...
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...are often bound up in a carefully woven network of deception. The Devil has spent years wrapping and connecting threads sure to trip up and tie up the unsuspecting. We can even know what the...
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...this will begin with your own Scripture habit- you making Jesus' words your habitat. Let, "Where have you recently found Jesus in your Scripture reading" become...
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...are often brought on by the Holy Spirit to highlight one of those two truths: we aren't working well (broken) and Jesus is...
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...too much like the crowd that sooner releases a terrorist than see the King of kings roam free in our lives. We rather focus on keeping up appearances, and reputations, like Pilate, and focus on...
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...is an incredible tool for discipleship. Unlike many of our coffee conversations, where afterward you wonder if you wasted your time, serving others has the gracious effect of...
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...with the intention of fruitfulness for His glory and our good. Each season has that soul purpose, produce. Dormant seasons? Growing? Maturing? Pruning seasons (the most brutal at times but most important)? It is all about bearing good fruit. Being a good mentor/ disciple-maker means...
Keep ReadingSwenson's example calls each of us to re-evaluate our Out, how we share the gospel work beyond ourselves.
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2024
...was a sad song commemorating a tragic loss. More sad is that such songs are sung after our passing than during our living. What if it wasn't always so- what if we each had a chorus surrounding us uplifting our hearts as we...
Sep 23
2024
...are often bound up in a carefully woven network of deception. The Devil has spent years wrapping and connecting threads sure to trip up and tie up the unsuspecting. We can even know what the...
Sep 16
2024
...this will begin with your own Scripture habit- you making Jesus' words your habitat. Let, "Where have you recently found Jesus in your Scripture reading" become...
Sep 9
2024
...are often brought on by the Holy Spirit to highlight one of those two truths: we aren't working well (broken) and Jesus is...
Sep 2
2024
...too much like the crowd that sooner releases a terrorist than see the King of kings roam free in our lives. We rather focus on keeping up appearances, and reputations, like Pilate, and focus on...