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Tag Archives: God
Not the Scepter
Learn the lesson that if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a scepter but a hoe.- Bernard Of Clairvaux
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A Cross Life
In the shadow of the cross
Christ not only died a “cross-death”, he lived a “cross-life”. Richard Foster
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A Free Captive
Make me a captive ,Lord, and then I shall be free; Force me to render up my sword, and I shall conqueror be. I sink in life’s alarms when by myself I stand; Imprison me within Thine arms, and strong shall be my hand- George Matheson
In the shadow of the cross
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Self-Denial
Self-denial does not mean the loss of our identity as some suppose. Without our identity we could not even be subject to each other. Did Jesus lose his identity when he set his face toward Golgotha? Did Peter lose his identity when he responded to Jesus’ cross-bearing command, “Follow me” (John 21:19)? Did Paul lose his identity when he committed himself to the One who said, “I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name” (Acts 9:16)? Of course not. We know that the opposite was true. They found their identity in the act of self-denial.- Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline, Submission
In the shadow of the cross
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Questions!
God’s not limited in His power and God is not limited in His love but all of us will question both in our lifetimes.- Barry Risto
God can be trusted even when we cannot predict the outcome.- Barry Risto
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Hardly An Easy Fix
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Easy Fix.”
Today the Daily Post has told us to, Write a post about any topic you wish, but make sure it ends with “And all was right in the world.”
The mountains melted like wax as the Psalmist had promised.
The cities of the Earth crumbled leaving millions buried in their rubble, like John the Revelator had prophesied.
The armies of Antichrist gathered on the fields of Har Megiddo and Messiah rode His white stallion into battle.
Christ spoke and the Heavens rolled back. The ground shuddered. The crows of the Earth gathered to feast on flesh.
The dragon rose from the place before his armies even as the flesh of his men melted at the words which issued from Messiah’s mouth.
The blood tide rose to the height of a war- horse’s bridle while archangels bound the demon in his monstrous form. Judgment was passed on Lucifer and he was cast into the abyss for a thousand years, even as most of Earth’s population perished in the judgment that made all things new.
These few words descry an event yet to take place but it will come as sure as the sun will rise. It is a great and terrible day in our futures. It is hardly an easy fix. It is the end of all we know and yet it is what must and will happen for the power of Death and Hades to once and forever be laid low.
When men ask why God doesn’t come in and fix everything and put an end to wars and famines and plagues, It is because this event, this tragedy, this glorious promise is what it will take for all mankind to look back upon and say with full affirmation “And all was right with the world.”
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Aiming For Freedom
The purpose of the disciplines is freedom. Our aim is the freedom not the Discipline. The moment we make the Discipline our central focus we turn it into law and lose the corresponding freedom.- Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline
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Spiritual Stillness
“Real silence, real stillness, really holding one’s tongue comes only as the sober consequence of spiritual stillness.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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A Fireside Chat With Ben, Tom and J.S.
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Fireside Chat.”
The Daily Post has asked, What person whom you don’t know very well in real life — it could be a blogger whose writing you enjoy, a friend you just recently made, etc. — would you like to have over for a long chat in which they tell you their life story?
Well I had a hard time narrowing it down to one. I actually had a hard time narrowing it down to three but that’s what I did.
With four people who write or talk as part of their ministry it would probably take more than a fireside chat just for introductions. We’d probably need at least a weekend to get all the stories told maybe even longer but I would really love to get together with:
Ben Nelson from http://anotherredletterday.com/
Tom Raines from https://tomraines.wordpress.com/
and J.S. Park from http://jsparkblog.com/
to learn their faith stories. I have really enjoyed reading the uplifting blogs these men write and would love the opportunity to learn more. One thing I know if we cannot make it work this side of glory these men can feel welcome in my mansion when we get to eternity and won’t we have stories to tell then?!?
