Category: hope joy
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The Death of a Fallow Prayer Life…
“But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” John 4:14 I was cleaning our kitchen yesterday. With four children this is almost an everyday occurrence. If not, dishes […]
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“Re-filling The Well.”
“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” – Mark Twain To those today questioning your self-worth…you are important and loved. To the person seeking hope in what seems to be a hopeless dark mass of despair, God’s light will shine and guide you through this. To the person […]
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A Pastoral Pondering on Life, Death and Hope…
“End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.” —J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King The telephone rang in my office. It was a darkening, rainy afternoon. […]
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The Dreams of Our Childhood…
What is it that drives you, motivates you, wakes you up in the morning? Fear? Coffee? Money? Children? Your Spouse? What are your passions and goals in life? To be successful? To find happiness? To be content? To travel the world? To make the world a better place? What if within that pursuit you discover […]
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“Lost and Found”
“…I will be found by you, declares the Lord…” Jeremiah 29:14 Have you ever misplaced your keys…your wallet…you cell phone? I once lost my cell phone, and I began to tear the house a part, only to discover it was still in my pocket. (No joke, you just can’t make this stuff up!) When we […]
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Messy Church – Weekend VBS…”I Am’s of Jesus”
So we did a weekend of Messy Church recently, that consisted of 2 hour segments on the topic of the “I Am’s” of Jesus. I would recommend along with leaders at the stations, you have a time keeper to keep the stations and children moving. These Messy Church plans can be adapted and adjusted to […]
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Dear Salvation Army, 3 Reasons Why Failure IS An Option…
First let me insist that failing to plan is a plan to fail…I am sure you have heard that before. But it’s true. Everyone of us has potential to risk big for the Kingdom of God, but if we fail to plan for that kingdom building exercise, we plan to fail. Dear Salvation Army, I […]
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Dear Salvation Army Officer’s Kids: 5 Survival Tips For Officer Kids Who Are Moving…
Hey fellow ponderers, please allow me this moment to be a little selfish…actually I want to specifically think of my children, and other officer kids out there on the cusp of moving (perhaps once again). I know that this blog post will not speak to everyone, and not everyone will relate, but please recognize that […]
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If It’s Not Broke…Then Break It.
There is a problem with our self-reliance. Independence is a great thing, but are we independent from God? Do we only require God’s help when it gets tough and we use God like a panic button? The problem with self-reliance isn’t about having too much control, it’s about the willful choice of not surrendering. what? […]
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Devotional: “The Lifter Of My Head”
I have been there. That moment of shame. That place of embarrassment. It’s not a fun place to be, in that moment of red-faced, head-hanging sadness. Perhaps it happens when you let words fly that were sharp as razor blades and those blades struck deep into the heart of someone you love…and all you wished […]
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