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Slow-Growing Beauty
Thought for the Week I took this photo of magnolia buds on a recent walk. It may be the only time I’ve ever snapped a shot of tree buds. In fact, I rarely even notice them. Instead, early each spring … Continue reading
My Experiment in Becoming Human
The Key to Fulfilling God’s Promise I recently wrote about my goal of talking less and listening more, of focusing more on others. This, I concluded, meant altering my habit of speaking all of my thoughts aloud. However, there’s often … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged communication, God, growth, Isaiah 30:15-18, parenting
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Is It Real?
Faith: If it doesn’t change who I am, it isn’t real.
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged discipleship, faith, God, growth, Romans 12:2, spiritual, transformation
14 Comments
Isolation Sucks, and yet…
We seem to have hit critical mass. More than any other time during the pandemic people are suffering the effects of isolation: loneliness, depression, anger (domestic violence is up), longing for escape (drug sales are soaring). But if we to … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged coronavirus, depression, growth, healing, hope, isolation, loneliness, pandemic
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3 Ways To Hear God’s Voice
Originally posted on The Church Revolution:
Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury of audibly hearing the sound of God’s voice with our own two ears. I mean, that would just be awesome! I feel like my life would be so…
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith, Writing
Tagged blogger, blogging, discipleship, featured, growth, personal
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Mixed Blessings
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Part Two: Oil and Water (To read Part One, click here) Now, about that woman I was “destined to marry”… I was leading the performing artists group at a large church in Southern California. There…
Posted in Culture, Humor, Memoir
Tagged challenge, commitment, growth, life, love, marriage, relationships
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The Right Person
We spend so much of our lives waiting for “the right person.” The right person to marry. The right person to hire us for that career-making job. The right person to make it happen, whatever “it” is. Many years ago, … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Ecclesiastes 3:1, growth, inspiration, maturity, purpose, right, wisdom
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Journaling for Life
Part Two: How to Write a Life Journal for Present You and Future You (including suggestions on how to use fewer words than this subtitle does) I argued in Part One that the future benefits of journaling are at least … Continue reading
7 Views on Writing
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Hey, remember that scene where the alien bursts out of the guy’s chest? “If a story is in you, it has to come out.” ~William Faulkner Write without restraint! And then…restrain, restrain, restrain. “Write drunk, edit…