Happy Saturday! How often have you thought that you can’t REALLY make a difference? That you’re just one little insignificant everyday person? Drew Dudley tells a wonderful story about changing a life without even realizing it. I wish you a lollipop moment this weekend. Can’t see the video? Click here. Have a great weekend.
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Do you really believe what you believe? Yesterday I wrote about a small group discussion. Today I want us to make it personal. I invite you to try a small experiment with me. Think of a situation that prompts worry or conflict or anxiety for you. Doesn’t have to be monumental, but it can be. […]
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It’s a common occurrence in our small group. We study a passage and dig out its meaning. Then comes the inevitable question: How do we make this real in our daily lives? This time the passage was from Mark 1 and the central issue was the authority of Jesus. We talked around the details and […]
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This morning over at Rich’s Ride I posted a manuscript excerpt titled The Unseen story. I invite you to drop over there and check it out.
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I’m sharing some excerpts from my in-progress manuscript about Rich’s Ride. You can check out previous posts here. # # # # # This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he […]
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Note 1: My friend Jon Swanson is leading an online Lenten devotional based on Mark’s gospel. I recommend that you check it out as a way to prepare intentional for Easter. Note 2: My small group is also doing a study of Mark. That sort of “coincidence” leads me to wonder if I’m supposed to pay […]
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Happy Monday! Monday’s a good day for this word-of-the-week… Mission I like questions. Our small group is working through Mark’s gospel. We’re still in the first chapter and I’m already stuck on a question. In one short chapter Jesus sees heaven open and hears God’s audible blessing. He calls disciples. He defeats his enemy’s temptations […]
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Happy Saturday! Have you ever wondered how to make deeper, more meaningful connections with others? David Brooks explains the powerful role of social connections and our failed struggle to make decisions purely rationally. A favorite thpught: Emotion is the foundation of reason because it teaches us what to value. Can’t see the video? Click here. Have […]
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Note: I posted a manuscript excerpt over at Rich’s Ride. I hope you’ll stop by and check out Top Of The Hill. # # # # # A few days ago I tossed out a definition: A dream is the God-inspired desire to share your unique gifts and passions to serve and make a difference […]
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As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Mark 1:16-18 So here comes Jesus […]
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I’m sharing some excerpts from my in-progress manuscript about Rich’s Ride. You can check out previous posts here. # # # # # Some hills never end. That, of course, is a lie. Even the longest, steepest hill leads to an eventual summit. The pain and struggle always end. You crank up a difficult ascent […]
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I’m willing to accept wisdom wherever I can find it, even if the source is an egg-shaped philosopher named Humpty Dumpty. Whenever I struggle to understand a word I’m reminded of this conversation from Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means […]
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