Category Archives: For Pastors and Teachers

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A Lesson on Achieving from Harry Potter

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

My Featured Blogger this week is Meschach Kanyion. I don’t know much about Meschach, except that he’s a pastor who says “I study the life of Jesus so that I can become like him and help others do the same.” … Continue reading →

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God, Are You There?

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

Connecting With God The trajectory of my life is toward God. Now. But it wasn’t always. My first few decades were spent racing in the opposite direction. I was raised a practical atheist, by which I mean God was simply … Continue reading →

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Knock, Knock…

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

…Who’s There? A little owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard Why can’t we be like that wise little bird? ~Mid-19th Century (Author Unknown) “Therefore, beloved, … Continue reading →

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Prayer is Air!

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

“Deep Sea Diver” by TolyanMy Connecting With God While I was working my way through college, my buddy Dean was hitchhiking his way up Pacific Coast Highway. A few years later, I had a shiny new bachelor’s degree and was … Continue reading →

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Beginning Again

Posted on January 12, 2020 by

Resolution (with apologies to the Beatles): “You say you made a resolution, well, you know, We all want to change our ways, But to really be a resolution, well, you know, It’s got to last more than ten days.” Pray. … Continue reading →

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How to Hear God’s Voice

Posted on January 9, 2020 by

Originally posted on Saturated In Seattle:
I hung up the phone and promptly fell into a heap, sobbing uncontrollably. Unable to catch my breath, my mind raced from one tragic event to the next, spiraling deeper into despair with each…

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Share the Load

Posted on January 5, 2020 by

Have you ever moved, almost without realizing it, from learning about another’s burdens to helping carry them? If we don’t share one another’s burdens, are we even truly alive? ~The Wishing Map   “Bear one another’s burdens, and in this … Continue reading →

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