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We Will Walk Together Again

We will walk together again, my friend, if not in this kingdom, then in the next. And when we do, O, the stories we will tell! ∞

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The Cross as a Way of Life

To die to self, to keep the old nature nailed to the cross. It’s such a battle, isn’t it? And yet, in the end it turns out to be not just any battle but the battle. If we win this … Continue reading

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A Love Beyond Forgiveness

Imagine meeting someone who is so breathtakingly good, so kind and intelligent that you fall instantly in love with them. So you beg them to come and live with you. And they say, “Yes!” Now imagine they’ve acquired videos of … Continue reading

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A Hidden Mystery Now Revealed

The Old Testament: God made us. The New Testament: God is with us. The Living Testament: God is in us. ∴

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I’m Building My House on a Rock

I’m having a major heart procedure, a pvc ablation, two weeks from now.* It’s a search-and-destroy mission to locate cells that are producing extra heartbeats (tachycardia). In fact, I have more heartbeats than anyone else my cardiologist has ever encountered. … Continue reading

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This Is the Meaning of Life

I don’t usually get choked up over doctrinal statements. But the first time I read this summary of the purpose of human life drafted by the Westminster Assembly, a gathering of English and Scottish clergy in 1646, something in me … Continue reading

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He Is Not Here…

He is risen! Wishing you a blessed Easter, dear friends. Today, tomorrow, and forever! -AΩ~

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Our Hearts Will Remain Restless Until…

I have but one longing that can never be fully satisfied: my longing for my Creator. And yet, paradoxically, while it is the only thing I can never fully possess in this life, it is the only thing that gives … Continue reading

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How Extraordinary Is Our God

I prayed for guidance this morning, adding my usual, “Lord, you know I can’t do this without you.” Then I remembered the part I usually forget, “But with you, I can’t fail.” ~AΩ~

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Where Does Our Creator Live?

“Traveling through space and not finding God does not mean that space is empty any more than traveling through my body and not finding me means that I am not here.” ~Dallas Willard ∞

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