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Jesus in the Beginning
The sermon yesterday pulled a few things closer together in my mind, as if lacing up a garment more securely. Read these verses in order: Genesis 1:1-3; John 1:1-5; 2 Corinthians 4:6 and 5:17. No seriously, look them up and read them. You might not even have to read...
Choice and Circumstance
There are a lot of things about life that we cannot control. We don't choose to be born. We don't typically choose when or how to die. We don't get to choose how life happens to us in between. But we can choose how we respond to these things. We can choose what is...
Give It Time
Anything worthwhile is going to need some time spent on and for it. Time is certainly not the only thing you will spend. You'll spend physical effort and resources as well. But don't forget that no matter how much you do, you must do it consistently over time. A...
Practice
You don't become a concert pianist by avoiding the piano. You don't catch a prize bass by avoiding the lake. You don't build muscle and endurance if you don't exercise. You don't learn discipline without saying no to the lesser thing and yes to the greater thing. You...
Struggling for Growth
I've written plant growth metaphors plenty of times - The Root of the Problem Part 1 and Part 2, Planted and Growing, Real Life Gardening, and Fruit and Growth. I have yet another metaphor. Plants that don't have to struggle don't grow strong. While you might want to...
“I Just Don’t Have Time”
While thinking about what to write I read a few notes I've written and found a couple of convicting sentences: "When you say you have no time, you really mean that you have given it to something else." "You will always have time for God's will. If you don't think you...