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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 It takes...
View ArticleDream the Impossible Dream
And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men...
View ArticleThe Bleeding Heart
So that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part...
View ArticleA place in this world
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 I’m sitting...
View ArticleIf you lead I will follow
Likewise, be very faithful to the grace of the Holy Spirit, listening attentively, obeying promptly and entirely, attributing to the Holy Spirit, as indeed just, the honor resulting from success of...
View ArticleHope for the wounded village
Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” Luke 8:48 About ten years ago, I wrote my master’s thesis exploring the impact and needs of trauma and healing for communities...
View ArticleFresh starts
That times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. Acts 3:20 Last week we had a huge storm blow through. It was actually a tornado, parts of neighboring cities were destroyed and we...
View ArticleWhat happens when the bootstrap breaks?
Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body, that is Christ, who is the head. From Christ, the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting...
View ArticleOn a dark night
There it was—the true Light coming into the world, the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light, that enlightens every person. John 1:9 Growing up on the farm one of my favorite things was bundling up on a...
View ArticleMostly Hopeful with a Chance for Joy
Apply yourself seriously and totally to perform with perfection the present will of God without diverting yourself from it, to the detriment of your obligations, by considering uselessly what will be...
View ArticleWe’ve been here before…
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. John 16:13 We’ve been here before, but we’ve never walked this ground. This mother hadn’t lost her son before that tragic day. This...
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