Benefits of Selective Hearing

There is this device used in stories about super heroes. Especially pertinent to those with heightened senses. The device goes something like this. The character who will become the super hero comes across whatever it is that makes them a super hero. Then there’s a stage of disorientation, it’s as though their senses are immediately […]

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Prayer for Change – Pure and Simple

Contaminated. Infested. Diseased. Malignant. Corroding. These are not the most positive words in the English language and they all refer to the state of something. You ever think the state of relationships could be described in that way? Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?     Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has […]

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Talk Is Rich

One of the saddest things anyone can tell me is that talk is cheap. I know where they’re coming from. They have the emotional scars to prove it, so I don’t dispute that experience. It’s a sad thing to hear, because talk at it’s best is designed to be enriching, not cheap at all. In […]

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Grounded to Learn Faithfulness

Back in the day, it was a legitimate threat to us as children. If we didn’t comply we would be grounded. That was serious. That meant we would not be able to go out and have fun with our friends. It meant I couldn’t go to the library and enjoy time with those beautiful books. […]

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Suppress vs Express

We were having a conversation about this child at school. To say he was unruly would be an understatement. It seems like it was his point of duty every day to disrupt. Sometimes verbally, but often physically. It didn’t bother him who he hit or hurt. And despite all of the problems he was bringing […]

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Be A Good HOST – Conclusion?

There is a derisory phrase used by some to comment on someone drastically changing their mind on a matter. The term is that such a person has had a ‘come to Jesus’ moment. It’s interesting that this practice is used for satirical or cynical reasons. It’s interesting because the invitation to come to Jesus is […]

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