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Which peace on earth do you want most?
Peace on earth. It’s part of the message of Christmas. I get it wrong. When things are calm and all the pieces are in place; when I see check-marks on the to-do list; when there are no interruptions...
View ArticleMy favorite 20 words this year from the Christmas story
No not the Ralphie Christmas Story; the real one. Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord - Luke 1.45 Pregnant Elizabeth is telling...
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How to pray for a sofa
We’re shopping for a larger sofa. We’re praying about it. Sometimes at furniture stores I see the pilot/co-pilot theater sofas with built-in cupholders and slide-away snack trays. And they massage...
View ArticleI HOPE your ice is slowly melting
I HOPE your dead place is coming alive like this dead and discouraged unemployment office in Madrid came alive when a small flash mob materialized. I HOPE you know that just as everything can go...
View ArticleSo how does God talk to you?
You’re unsure. Discouraged. Doubting. You’re waiting and wondering. How do you know what to do next? You think you know but you’re hesitating. How how does anyone really know anything? How do you think...
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The simple mental picture that will forever change what you expect of God...
If you’re like me, it’s easy to feel swamped, confused, like you’re walking in mud. You dwell on your undone, unfinished stuff. You do all you can in relationships but still experience frustration and...
View ArticleWhat everybody ought to know about risk
You call it risk because you don’t know what will happen, and what does happen could be bad. You don’t like bad. But it could be good! That’s why you take the risk, why you face the fear and make that...
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Stare at this picture to gain confidence in the middle of your worst day
Your confidence begins with something that happened about 2,000 years ago this week. Before Good Friday. Before Easter. It starts with a sentence in John 18: When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they...
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Let nothing you dismay
The sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in the way of peace – Luke 1.78-9 These were Zechariah’s first words in...
View Article8 ways to give Christmas to your family this week
These 8 gifts come already unwrapped. No shrieks of delight when they’re opened. They’re quiet and don’t draw attention to themselves. Yet, the mood, the feel, the quality of your family time together...
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