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There’s a writer I know who develops each storyline, or narrative, seeing three dimensional characters moving and acting through time. Nothing gets written down on paper without first visualizing a block-buster movie from beginning to end. Maybe that’s why this author has no rivals. No … [Read more...]
I know of someone who lives life by way of retreating. I mean, going into a cave and not coming out type of retreating. Run over by an overwhelming world; disconnected from family and friends; Christian, but more comfortable surrounded by a self-inflicted darkness than living in the Light that … [Read more...]
How close are you to God? I don’t mean how close do you feel toward God. Rather, how close does God consider Himself to you? A sudden surge of emotion—a reply to what someone says, a response to something someone does, a reaction toward what you see or hear—cools down as quickly as it … [Read more...]
Why do we sometimes feel the need to change? For me, when I begin self-examining, most of the time, what I see is all that I’m not. I’ve become an expert at comparison. I tend to admire the qualities, talents, and abilities in others that God left out in me. Somehow, what others have … [Read more...]
When someone says or does something hurtful to you, a part of your heart dies. Not from the comments or actions of strangers. Strangers never get close enough to you to do any major damage. You would never allow someone you don’t know such unfettered access. No, all the exploding shrapnel … [Read more...]
How do you explain something that can only be experienced? That’s the problem in many Christian circles today; too much explaining and not enough experiencing. My five year old son, Calvin, declared one evening that only God gives inner peace. Of course, the need for this declaration came … [Read more...]
So much of your time focuses on fixing things. Under the weight of unfulfilled expectations, relationships sag, requiring you to prop them up. Somewhere just beyond hope, dreams sit idly by, needing a push from you to get them into fulfillment. Personal growth remains stuck in mediocrity, and … [Read more...]
All of heaven went silent. The roughly nine months on Earth felt like eternity in eternity. During this time, if time is what you want to call it, heaven’s throne sat empty. The King had gone missing. One day soon, the Ruler of heaven would wage an epic battle against the ruler of this … [Read more...]
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