Author: Higher Up IDEALS
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The Light Is Everywhere
Have you ever noticed how the deepest love songs always sound like they could be sung to God whether it was clearly the artist’s intent or not. My uncle pointed that out to me when I was a little kid and I have never forgotten it. A lot of times when I am trying to…
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Getting Back to Good
Matthew 18:1-5 — At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means…
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Living In Mystery
Not Knowing Have you ever had the feeling That there’s something that you know But you can’t get the Answer Unless you let the question go It’s staring you in the face But you can’t see it with your eyes And if you listen with your ears All you’ll ever hear is lies It’s the…
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The Foolishness and Weakness of God
On my knees in the prayer room at Andover Newton Theological School where I am attending seminary, I admitted to God how weak and poor in spirit I was. I am praying for the strength of mind, body, and soul so that I will be able to complete the six papers I have due in the…
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Know That You Are Loved
It takes nothing more than a little faith and a willingness to accept that the we are all a part of Love’s Mystery. We don’t need to understand it to receive it. God Loved us into Being. This means that we are not only objects of Love, our fundamental nature is a project of Love.…
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A Thief and a Liar (Shine)
Is there anything in your life that you would give absolutely everything to? Can you even imagine such a thing? There used to be a time when I felt like I could absolutely give myself to whatever I set my heart to. My heart was disciplined to Love and my belief was that I had…
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In It, Not Of It
Every once in a while I get this feeling that comes over me where I feel like I just want to quit trying to live my ideal. I start thinking about how much love is in my heart and how difficult it has been for me to find an expression that translates universally and it hurts. …
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There’s Nothing Out There
“There’s nothing out there.” I heard those words so many times in my last year in the Air Force, that I felt like I was going to go crazy. What did that mean–“There’s nothing out there.”? If there was nothing out there, then what were we fighting for? What did people outside of the miltary do to survive? And…
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“I” Does Not Exist
Recently, I have had more than one person express to me that they were uncertain of their own existence. There is a 40 year age gap between the youngest and the oldest person, so I can only assume that this idea is something that more people are contemplating . Since being asked the question, I…
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7 Reasons Why You Should Never Time Travel
Well, for any of you who have read this blog in the past, you know that I haven’t written anything new in several months. I have made attempts, but was unable to complete any because I was too busy time traveling. Now I know you might be thinking this is no excuse. I mean after all, if I have the…
The Roofless Church 